OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #750927

ALSON MANUFACTURING, INCORPORATED

GARDENA, CA· 1988-03-19T00:00:00

Event: SEVERED, LOSS OF BLOOD, WORK RULES, MILLING MACHINE, STRUCK BY, ARTERY, FLYING OBJECT, LEG
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #106769391
Employer profile: ALSON MANUFACTURING, INCORPORATED
Summary number: 750927
Report ID: 933300

Event description

Employee killed when struck by milled material

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was operating a milling machine when he was struck in the leg by a p iece of material that severed his femoral artery. Employee #1 bled to death.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 39 M

Nature of injury
18

Part of body
1

Event type
1

Source
26

Occupation code
704

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
5

Task assigned
1

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