Accident Report Detail
Accident: 996579 - Employee Injured By Rotating Cutter Blades
Accident: 996579 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 11/11/1986 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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103946943 | 05/21/1987 | 2655 | Paramount Tube Div | ||||
AT APPROXIMATELY 8:30 PM ON NOVEMBER 11, 1986, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS SETTING UP A ROCKWELL BARREL CUTTER (SER # 2445). HE WAS LEANING AGAINST THE BLADES (THE BLADE GUARD HAD BEEN REMOVED) ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE MACHINE WHILE MAKING ADJUSTMENTS. SUDDENLY THE BLADES BEGAN TO ROTATE, EITHER FROM A MECHANICAL FAILURE OR ACCIDENTAL ACTIVATION BY EMPLOYEE #1. FROM THE BLOOD ON 2 OF THE BLADES IT IS APPARENT THE THEY ROTATED ABOUT 3/4 OF A REVOLUTION BEFORE THEY STOPPED. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR TREATMENT OF CHEST UNJURIES, INCLUDING TWO RIBS WHICH WERE CUT BY THE BLADES. | |||||||
Keywords:
chest, maintenance, lockout, laceration, rib, blade
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 103946943 | Hospitalized injury | Cut/Laceration | Slicing and cutting machine operators |