Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201763430 - Employee Dies after Being Struck by Machine Part

Accident Summary Nr: 201763430 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 06/03/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313360133	06/03/2009	3491	332911	Spartak Products, Inc

Abstract: On June 3, 2009 Employee # 1 was working on a vertical lathe, manufacturing a valve body. The valve and counter weight used to maintain balance were set up in the machine. When Employee #1 started the machine, the counter weight came loose from the chock, blew open the doors on the machine and struck him in the head. He was treated at the hospital, where he died from his injury.

Keywords: CHOCK, HEAD, LATHE, UNSECURED, MACHINE OPERATOR, STRUCK BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313360133			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.