Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200515682 - Employee Injured after Contact with Router Bit, Later Died

Accident Summary Nr: 200515682 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 04/23/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316481621	04/24/2012	3081	326113	Wilbert Plastic Services

Abstract: On April 23, 2012 Employee #1 was cleaning up the table and floor with a broom and compressed air nozzle. The router bit was left running. The bit was about 5 ft from the floor and the employee was caught in the spinning coming in contact with the router bit on the CNC machine. The employee suffered severe head trauma including a brain injury and was in a coma since the accident. The employee later died.

Keywords: HEAD, CLEANING, CAUGHT BY, COMPRESSED AIR, BRAIN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316481621			Fatality	Puncture	Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.

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