Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200774453 - Employee Injures Arm While Operating Lathe

Accident Summary Nr: 200774453 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 04/18/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309793008	04/18/2006	3433	333414	Therma-Flow Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a Pratt and Whitney lathe. He placed a piece of bar stock into the chuck of the lathe and began to wrap copper tubing around the bar to make a coil for a water heater. His hand and arm became caught between the bar stock and copper tubing, as the lathe was spinning the copper tubing. He suffered lacerations and was hospitalized.

Keywords: LATHE, MACHINE OPERATOR, CAUGHT BETWEEN, LACERATION, ARM, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309793008			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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