Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201488418 - Employee Fractures Shoulders When Caught in Lathe Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 201488418 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 02/08/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301124418	02/22/2006	3316	331221	Uss-Posco Industries, Llc

Abstract: On February 8, 2006, Employee #1 was forming a metal shaft, 7 ft long and 7 in. in diameter. Employee #1 took a measurement with calipers, while shaft was rotating on a lathe machine. Employee #1's sweater was caught by a rotating shaft, pulling him into the lathe machine. He fractured his right leg and both shoulders. Employee #1 was treated by the emergency medical personnel, transported to the hospital, and hospitalized for 3 weeks.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SHOULDER, ROTATING SHAFT, MACHINE OPERATOR, CAUGHT BY, ENTANGLED, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301124418			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Lathe and turning machine operators

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