Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201611779 - Employee killed when struck by a impeller

Accident Summary Nr: 201611779 -- Report ID: 1054113 -- Event Date: 04/05/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303351746	04/05/2000	5084	0	Cornell Pump Company

Abstract: At about 8:45 p.m. on April 5, 2000, Employee #1 was in the process of machining a bronze pump impeller that was about 18 in. in diameter and weighed approximately 40 lb. As he stood in front of the vertical lathe, the impeller somehow became dislodged from the chuck jaws of the spindle and was ejected outward through the enclosure's metal door. The impeller struck Employee #1 in the chest and he was thrown about 23 ft from where he had been standing. He died at the scene from the chest injuries.

Keywords: CHEST, LATHE, MACHINIST, METAL SHOP, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303351746			Fatality	Other	Machinist apprentices

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