Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170903330 - Employee's arm injured when caught in vertical lathe

Accident Summary Nr: 170903330 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 03/04/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119854784	03/11/1996	3542	0	Right On Roofing

Abstract: At approximately 10:30 a.m. on March 4, 1996, Employee #1 was using a short-handled metal tool to clean the metal chips and shavings from a metal part being cut on a vertical turning lathe. The part being cut had a diameter of 116 in. and the turning lathe had a diameter of 160 in. As he was cleaning some stuck chips, the part started to come off the turntable and Employee #1 stumbled backward, falling on his right side near the steel column of the lathe. His right hand inadvertently entered the hazard point between the cutting tool and the part. The machine took Employee #1 about 1/4 of a turn before he was able to get up a little and slide himself in a seated position at the stationary column. The machine was immediately turned off by a coworker. Employee #1 sustained injuries that required hospitalization.

Keywords: LATHE, ROTATING PARTS, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CLEANING, CAUGHT BY, FALL, ARM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119854784			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Lathe and turning machine operators

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