Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170587539 - Employee Crushes Hand in Lathe

Accident Summary Nr: 170587539 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 09/26/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125903260	12/12/1995	3761	0	Loral Aeronutronic Inc

Abstract: Employee #1, a machinist, was using a brush to apply lubricant to a piece of metal being machined in a computer-operated lathe. When the lathe's Plexiglas hood was lifted, the program would be delayed momentarily, and the apparatus with the cutting tool would move away from the main body of the lathe. Employee #1 dropped his brush in this area. When he attempted to retrieve it, the apparatus moved back into position and crushed his right hand. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: LATHE, MACHINIST, WORK RULES, INTERLOCK, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, HAND, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125903260			Hospitalized injury	Other	Machinists

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