OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221432214
CUYAHOGA MACHINE CO., LLC.
BROOK PARK, OH·
Event description
Employee suffers fractures when shirt is caught in lathe
Investigation abstract
At 9:00 a.m. on January 20, 2022, an employee was working for a firm that manufactured fluid power cylinders and actuators. It was a machine shop. The employee operated lathes and turning machines. He was operating a Sharp model 26160B engine lathe. He was machining a part on the lathe, when his shirt became caught in the turning work piece. His shirt was ripped from his body and was wound around the work piece. The employee was pulled into or against the machine. He suffered a fractured vertebra and fractured ribs. He was hospitalized.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 60 M
- Event type
- 2
- Occupation code
- 704
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