OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #673970

AMPUTATED,CLOTHING,SEVERED,LATHE,MAINTENANCE,ROTATING PARTS,CAUGHT BY,ARM

1987-11-05T00:00:00

Event: AMPUTATED,CLOTHING,SEVERED,LATHE,MAINTENANCE,ROTATING PARTS,CAUGHT BY,ARM
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 673970
Report ID: 751910

Event description

Employee's arm severed by lathe

Investigation abstract

At 11:36 on October 21, 1987, Employee #1 was working his regularly assigned job on a Springfield 18 ft lathe in the maintenance department. His sleeve became c aught by the turning stock in the lathe, pulling him into the machine. His left arm was totally severed from his shoulder and he was transported to a trauma cen ter for possible reattachment.

Victims (2)

#1 Hospitalized Age 27 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
2

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
704

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
2

Task assigned
1
#981 Degree 0 Age 0

Nature of injury
0

Part of body
0

Event type
0

Source
0

Occupation code
0

Human factor
0

Environmental factor
0

Task assigned
0

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