Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201200649 - Employee Injured When Part Being Milled Exited Lathe

Accident Summary Nr: 201200649 -- Report ID: 1054114 -- Event Date: 09/14/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302727649	09/17/1999	3566	0	Linn Gear Company

Abstract: Employee #1, a machinist, was milling the center hub from a 30-in. sprocket/gear using a Bullard "Cutmaster" 36-in. vertical lathe. The carbide-cutting tool broke, digging into the rotating gear. The resulting torque flipped the 172 pound gear out of the machine, striking Employee #1 on the right hip and throwing him against a nearby machine 11 ft away. Employee #1 suffered a broken pelvis. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LATHE, STRUCK AGAINST, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, STRUCK BY, GEAR, HIP

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302727649			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Machinists

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