Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14513345

JBC MACHINE

Event
CLOTHING, MAINTENANCE, WORK RULES, DRILL PRESS, STRANGULATED, ENTANGLED, PRESS
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Referral
Activity number
#2494102
Employer profile
JBC MACHINE
Summary number
14513345
Report ID
521100

Event description

WORKER INJURED WHEN CLOTHING CAUGHT BY ROTATING MACHINE PART

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 LEANED OVER THE BED OF A DRILL PRESS TO MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT AND CAUGH T HIS COLLAR IN THE ROTATING DRILL BIT. HIS THROAT WAS CONSTRICTED AND HE WAS UN ABLE TO BREATHE FOR ABOUT 3 MINUTES. HE IS, HOWEVER, EXPECTED TO RECOVER. EMPLOY EE #1 WAS FOUND TO BE THE SOLE OWNER OF THE JOB MACHINE SHOP.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 32 M

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    20
    Event type
    2
    Source
    26
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    10
    Environmental factor
    4
    Task assigned
    1

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