OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14452965

BURN,METAL BAR,MILLING MACHINE,STRUCK BY,HIGH TEMPERATURE,LEG

1989-07-26T00:00:00

Event: BURN,METAL BAR,MILLING MACHINE,STRUCK BY,HIGH TEMPERATURE,LEG
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14452965
Report ID: 953210

Event description

Employee's legs burned by hot titanium bar

Investigation abstract

During the milling of 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit titanium bar stock, a hot bar jum ped the roller in the mill and exited the mill at 180 degrees Fahrenheit. Employ ee #1 was struck and knocked down, and his legs were burned.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 27 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
16

Event type
1

Source
23

Occupation code
655

Human factor
20

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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