Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170177877 - EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAND INJURED WHEN CAUGHT IN LATHE MACHINE

Accident Summary Nr: 170177877 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 07/19/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111880407	07/19/1991	3721	0	Rockwell International

Abstract: AT ABOUT 1:10 PM ON JULY 12, 1991, EMPLOYEE #1, A MACHINIST, CAUGHT HIS RIGHT HAND IN A ROTATING LATHE MACHINE WHILE MACHINING AN EXHAUST THRUSH CHAMBER OF A ROCKET ENGINE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING THE ACCUMULATED STEEL TRIMMING OF THE EXHAUST CHAMBER WITH A CLEANING BRUSH WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS TRANSPORTED TO KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER AND LATER TRANSFERRED TO UCLA MEDICAL CENTER.

Keywords: LATHE, MACHINIST, CLEANING, CAUGHT BY, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111880407			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Lathe and turning machine operators

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