Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 980946 - EMPLOYEE INJURED WHEN GLOVE CAUGHT BY MILLING MACHINE

Accident Summary Nr: 980946 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 09/29/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107966996	10/10/1989	3714	0	Dexter Axle Division

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on September 29, 1989, Employee #1 was hand buffing the spindle using a piece of emery paper on the Okuma LC 20 4-way IS Simulation lathe, Serial Number 6011-3227, at the CNC Number 4 station. Employee #1's glove got caught, pulling her into the machine, breaking her left wrist and forearm and hitting her head on the chuck, causing a concussion and facial injuries. Employee #1 was hospitalized, unconscious in a coma.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CAUGHT BY, MILLING MACHINE, ARM, CONCUSSION, FACE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107966996			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Lathe and turning machine operators

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