OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14273072

DISINTEGRATED,WORK RULES,NECK,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT,ABRASIVE WHEEL,UNGUARDED

1988-05-20T14:00:00

Event: DISINTEGRATED,WORK RULES,NECK,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT,ABRASIVE WHEEL,UNGUARDED
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14273072
Report ID: 111100

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY PIECE OF GRINDING WHEEL

Investigation abstract

AT APPROXIMATELY 2 PM ON MAY 20, 1988, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS USING A TYPE B6A2 DIAMOND EDGE ORGANICALLY BONDED 6 INCH DIAMETER ABRASIVE WHEEL. THE WHEEL WAS BEING OPE RATED AT 3 TIMES THE MAXIMUM SPEED RECOMMENDED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE WHEEL WA S OVERSIZED FOR THE GRINDER, SO THE GUARD COULD NOT BE USED ON THE TOOL POST GRI NDER. WHEN THE WHEEL SUDDENLY EXPLOSIVELY DISINTEGRATED, A FRAGMENT STRUCK EMPLO YEE #1 ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS NECK AND JAW, KILLING HIM INSTANTLY.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 29 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
20

Event type
1

Source
26

Occupation code
999

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
5

Hazardous substance
8880

Task assigned
1

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