OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14433619

MILLING MACHINE,NECK,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT

1987-10-09T00:00:00

Event: MILLING MACHINE,NECK,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14433619
Report ID: 951510

Event description

Employee struck and killed by flying object

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was killed when he was struck in the neck by an approximately 5 in. by 10 in. by 3/8 in. flat metal object thrown from a 20 in. mill.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 55 M

Nature of injury
7

Part of body
20

Event type
1

Source
26

Occupation code
999

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
5

Task assigned
1

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