Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202313318 - Employee's Hand Injured When Caught in Lathe

Accident Summary Nr: 202313318 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 08/21/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119690675	09/04/2002	3086	0	Owens Corning

Abstract: On August 21, 2002, Employee #1 was performing one of his regular duties of cleaning and polishing rust from a metal shaft. He was wearing gloves, safety glasses, short-sleeve shirt, long pants, and closed shoes. He inserted the shaft into the chuck of his lathe, cut a piece of emery cloth, and turned on the machine. His right hand was on top and his left hand underneath as he slid the cloth horizontally to polish the rotating shaft. His hand became caught in the rotating shaft and he sustained serious injuries.

Keywords: CLOTHING, LATHE, ROTATING SHAFT, GLOVE, CAUGHT BY, HAND, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119690675			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Not specified mechanics and repairers

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