OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14503999

HEAD,LATHE,ROTATING PARTS,WORK RULES,STRUCK BY,INATTENTION

1990-03-20T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,LATHE,ROTATING PARTS,WORK RULES,STRUCK BY,INATTENTION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14503999
Report ID: 729700

Event description

Employee killed when struck by rotating tube

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was near a rotating stainless steel tube that was being turned by a lathe. The tube struck him in the head, killing him.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 32 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
26

Occupation code
999

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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