Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1351843.015 - Smith International, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Houston North Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1351843.015

Report ID: 0626600

Date Opened: 10/05/2018

Site Address:
Smith International, Inc.
1310 Rankin Road
Houston, TX 77073

Mailing Address:
1310 Rankin Road, Houston, TX 77073

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 333132/Oil and Gas Field Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/05/2018

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/02/2018

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1389474	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 109856.015

Event: 10/04/2018

Employee is struck by rotating spindle, sustains multiple fr

At 10:15 a.m. on October 4, 2018, an employee was operating a Giddens and Lewis vertical lathe to machine parts. A coworker found the employee inside the machine's housing when he saw the machine turning. The employee sustained a fractured neck, jaw, ribs, punctured lung, and multiple lacerations. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Caught In, Fracture, Laceration, Lathe, Lung, Neck, Puncture, Rib, Rotating Shaft, Spindle

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1351843.015	67	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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