Accident Report Detail
Accident: 78567.015 - Employee Is Killed When Caught By Rotating Shaft
Accident: 78567.015 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 07/31/2015 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1082433.015 | 08/03/2015 | Claridge Products And Equipment, Inc. | |||||
At 4:30 p.m. on July 31, 2015, Employee #1 was placing aluminum material into a stretcher. The employee's pant leg got caught in the 130 foot rotating drive shaft, that was rotating at 60 turns per minute. The pressure from the turning shaft caused the caught pant leg to sever an artery, killing Employee #1. | |||||||
Keywords:
rotating shaft, artery, clothing, leg, caught by, severed
| |||||||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | ||
1 | 1082433.015 | 59 | M | Fatality | Other |