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Accident Summary Nr: 201763216 - Employee Is Caught by Rotating Part and Is Killed

Accident Summary Nr: 201763216 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 09/24/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312471840	09/24/2008	7699	811310	Terry Allen Enterprises, Inc. Dba Quality Discount

Abstract: At approximately 11:15 a.m. on September 24, 2008, Employee #1, a lathe operator, was polishing the journal connected to the 17-in. diameter turbocharger rotor with 2-in. long blades (work piece) while it was rotating at approximately 360 RPMs on the Clausing lathe. An 8-in. long bent tail lathe dog with a square head screw was used to connect the spindle to the work piece. Employee #1 was standing in front of, and near the work piece as it was rotating. The lathe dog apparently caught Employee #1's left t-shirt sleeve which then caused the front of his t-shirt to be pulled into, and caught by the rotating rotor blades. Employee #1's t-shirt then began wrapping around the rotor and shaft pulling him directly into the rotating rotor blades. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: LATHE, ROTATING KNIFE, MACHINE OPERATOR, CAUGHT BY, LACERATION, SHAFT, SPINDLE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312471840			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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