Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 55327.015 - Employee is caught by rotating sleeve of boring machine and

Accident Summary Nr: 55327.015 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 11/25/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
950303.015	11/26/2013		331210	Texas Honing Incorporated

Abstract: At 11:15 p.m. on November 25, 2013, an employee was operating a Horizontal Boring Machine Number 22. The employee was standing alongside the rotating sleeve which had protruding set screws and became entangled in them. There were not any guards to prevent contact with the rotating parts of the boring machine. The employee received numerous contusions, fractures, internal injuries, and is killed.

Keywords: Boring Machine, Caught In, Fracture, Laceration, Machine Guarding

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	950303.015	31	M	Fatality		Machine operators, not specified

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