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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14423347

CHEST,WRENCH,FRACTURE,LOCKOUT,RIB,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT

Event
CHEST,WRENCH,FRACTURE,LOCKOUT,RIB,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14423347
Report ID
729300

Event description

EMPLOYEE STRUCK IN CHEST BY 4 FOOT LONG WRENCH

Investigation abstract

AT APPROXIMATELY 3:20 PM ON MAY 30, 1986, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS USING A 4 FOOT LONG WR ENCH TO TIGHTEN A CHUCK. THE CHUCK'S FUNCTION WAS TO HOLD A CUTTING TOOL, WHICH WAS PART OF A VERTICAL MILLING MACHINE. THE WRENCH WAS AT A HORIZONTAL POSITION, CHEST HIGH. THE EMPLOYEE'S FOOT, OR SOME OTHER OBJECT, HIT THE START LEVER OF T HE MACHINE. THE MOMENTUM DEVELOPED BY THE WRENCH WHEN THE MACHINE STARTED CAUSED IT TO FLY OUTWARD AT HIGH SPEED AND STRIKE EMPLOYEE #1 IN THE CHEST. EMPLOYEE # 1 DIED OF FRACTURED RIBS AND INTERNAL BLEEDING.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 25 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    5
    Event type
    1
    Source
    26
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    10
    Environmental factor
    5
    Task assigned
    1

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