Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200750107 - Employee killed when struck by blade

Accident Summary Nr: 200750107 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 03/11/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18179937	03/14/1997	3531	0	Bucyrus Blade, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating an upright drill press to countersink holes in a 3/4 in. by 14 in. by 46 1/2 in. blade. The drill bit apparently bound up in the hole he was countersinking, causing the blade to spin and strike Employee #1. He was killed.

Keywords: UNSECURED, WORK RULES, DRILL PRESS, STRUCK BY, BLADE, PRESS OPERATOR, PRESS, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18179937			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Laborers, except construction

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