Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 83745.015 - Employee is killed when caught in CNC lathe

Accident Summary Nr: 83745.015 -- Report ID: 0523400 -- Event Date: 03/15/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1132622.015	03/15/2016		332999	Carlson Tool & Manufacturing Corp.

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on March 15, 2016, a lathe operator was hand polishing a metal 2-1/4 inch diameter cylinder, approximately 40 inches long on a Doosan Daewoo Puma 400L CNC lathe with sandpaper. The lathe was running with the door open and the spindle turning at approximately 700 rpm. The employee was entangled in the running equipment. The employee was transported to a local hospital and died on March 17, 2016 from multiple blunt force injuries.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Caught In, Entangled, Lathe, Machine Guarding, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1132622.015	35	M	Fatality		Machine operators, not specified

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