OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14234447
NORRIS FLOW PRODUCTS
TULSA, OK·
Event description
EMPLOYEE INJURED IN THREADING MACHINE, DIES LATER
Investigation abstract
On December 30, 1985, Employee #1 was operating an unguarded 1.25-in polished su cker rod being threaded by Warner and Swasey threading machine #2515752. The thr eading machine has stationary cutting heads and rotates the polished sucker rod at 396 rpm. When employee #1 reached across the rod, his coat became caught on t he rod and pulled him into the machine. The employee was spun around the 1.25-in . rod for about 20 seconds before the machine was stopped. Employee #1 received a broken right arm and shoulder. The employee was hospitalized for 10 days befor e developing a fatal blood clot.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 62 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 2
- Task assigned
- 1
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