OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221413644
GULF-TEX MANUFACTURING, INC.
CUT AND SHOOT, TX·
Event description
Employee is killed when caught in lathe
Investigation abstract
At 11:10 a.m. on November 22, 2021, an employee was using a 54-inch Bullard south, but the front of his torso was facing the opposite direction and laying on the rotating table. The employee's jacket was caught on the metal block part and had twisted around the cutting tool. The metal block part and the chucks of the lathe extended beyond the rotating table. Neither were guarded for their caught-in hazards. The employee's torso was separated from the lower part of his body. The employee was killed. vertical turret lathe to manufacture a metal block replacement part for a forklift attachment. The part was for a forklift used at the employer's other business called Liberty Forge, Inc. A lead man had been present with the employee, but walked out of the shop to get his phone from his truck. The lathe was on when the lead man walked out. The lead man heard a squealing sound from the shop, so he went back inside. He found the employee in the lathe. No witnesses saw what happened. The employee's legs were between the rotating table and the side/back of the machine. The front of his legs were facing
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 62 M
- Event type
- 2
- Occupation code
- 704
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