Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202570008 - Lathe Operator Is Injured When Caught in Machine, Later Dies

Accident Summary Nr: 202570008 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 02/24/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315589713	02/27/2012	3545	332212	Worldwide Technologies

Abstract: At 10:45 a.m. on February 24, 2012, Employee #1, a 45-year-old lathe operator, was moving product from an external inspection area to lathe operation area. As he approached the rear of the lathe, he reached across the protruding stack which was being run when it caught his jacket, pulling him into the rotation cycle. He was critically injured and hospitalized with two broken arms (one of which was later amputated) and a broken neck. He died of his injuries 10 days after the accident.

Keywords: CLOTHING, FRACTURE, LATHE, AMPUTATED, ROTATING SHAFT, CAUGHT BY, NECK, ARM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315589713			Fatality	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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