Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201922671 - Employee killed while operating a lathe

Accident Summary Nr: 201922671 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 10/04/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304574668	10/04/2002	3569	0	Revak Turbo Machinery Services

Abstract: At approximately 8:30 a.m. on October 4, 2002, a coworker was directing Employee #1 in operating a vertical turret lathe to bore the crankshaft ends of connecting rods. The machine was in high gear. The coworker accidentally engaged the jog button, causing the machine to rotate three-quarters of a turn and then stop. Employee #1 became pinned by the connecting rods and was crushed. Emergency services arrived to discover Employee #1 had died due to injuries sustained.

Keywords: LATHE, PINNED, CRUSHED, SHAFT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304574668			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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