OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #759787

DISINTEGRATED,WORK RULES,TORSO,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT,GRINDING WHEEL,GRINDING MACHINE,UNGUARDED

1987-09-30T00:00:00

Event: DISINTEGRATED,WORK RULES,TORSO,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT,GRINDING WHEEL,GRINDING MACHINE,UNGUARDED
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 759787
Report ID: 453710

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY PIECES OF GRINDING WHEEL

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A SNAG GRINDING MACHINE, REMOVING FLASH FROM METAL CAS TINGS. A LOCKING PIN ON THE ELECTRIC MOTOR MOUNTING PLATE BROKE, ALLOWING THE MO TOR TO SLIDE FORWARD AND THE DRIVE BELT TO MOVE TOWARD THE OUTER EDGE OF THE VAR IABLE SPEED PULLEY. THIS CAUSED THE GRINDING WHEEL TO OVERSPEED AND DISINTIGRATE . PIECES OF THE WHEEL STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1 IN THE LOWER TORSO, KILLING HIM.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 33 M

Nature of injury
7

Part of body
19

Event type
1

Source
26

Occupation code
709

Human factor
19

Environmental factor
5

Hazardous substance
8880

Task assigned
1

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