Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14375471

JACKSON CORPORATION

Event
ROTATING PARTS, HAIR, SCALP, ENTANGLED, HAND TOOL, UNGUARDED
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Complaint
Activity number
#102552346
Employer profile
JACKSON CORPORATION
Summary number
14375471
Report ID
522500

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED BY PORTABLE POWER TOOL

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was cutting rubber strips with a portable power tool that had an exp osed rotating part. The employee's hair became entangled in the power tool. The tool pulled off the employee's hair and scalp, killing him.

Victims (2)

  1. #1 Fatality Age 37 M

    Nature of injury
    7
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    2
    Source
    21
    Occupation code
    786
    Human factor
    20
    Environmental factor
    2
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #981 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

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