OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221421365
FISCHER TOOL & DIE CORP
TEMPERANCE, MI·
Event description
Employee suffers multiple fractures when struck by heavy par
Investigation abstract
At 8:25 a.m. on November 16, 2021, an employee set up a lathe and began monitoring its operation. The lathe was rotating at an excessive speed on the turntable and a two metal parts weighing 800 lbs. detached from the lathe and struck the employee. The employee suffered fractures and contusions to his torso and head, resulting in hospitalization.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 30 M
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 637
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