Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170382469 - Employee injured by spinning steel rod in lathe

Accident Summary Nr: 170382469 -- Report ID: 0950662 -- Event Date: 09/06/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125983619	09/13/1996	3949	0	Paramount Fitness Corp.

Abstract: Employee #1 was using a numerical automated lathe to mill 3 in. pins from 3/4 in. diameter stock on . He put a 71 3/4 in. long piece into the lathe. The excessive projection of the stock from the head, which was rotating at 1,500 rpm with chuck pressure at 400 psi, caused the stock to wobble and bend rapidly. Employee #1 tried to control the wobbling stock by hand instead of stopping the lathe. He lost his grip on the stock and the rotating stock struck him, fracturing a bone. The head stock was too large for the 3/4 in. stock being used, and the steel filler sleeve allowed too much stock to project from the head stock.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LATHE, ROTATING PARTS, MACHINIST, STRUCK BY, MACHINE--MISC

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125983619			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Lathe and turning machine operators

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