OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #759878
CLOTHING,FRACTURE,LATHE,REPAIR,ROTATING SHAFT,CAUGHT BY,NECK,ENTANGLED
Event description
Employee killed when caught in rotating part on lathe
Investigation abstract
At approximately 7:35 a.m. on November 5, 1988, Employee #1, a welder in a gener to turn the shaft end, his clothing was apparently caught by the shaft lugs and he was entangled. The controls were located at the far end from his position an d could not be reached. The company owner arrived at the shop at approximately 8 :00 a.m. and heard the lathe running. Upon entering the shop, he found Employee #1 dead, entangled in the lathe work piece. The medical examiner stated that Emp loyee #1's broken neck was the cause of death. al welding and machine repair operation who had worked for three weeks, began wo rking on the repair of a mower shaft. Employee #1 was alone at this time, as oth er employees had not arrived at the shop. On the previous day he had welded the shaft end to increase the diameter. In order to complete the repair, he had to t urn the end using the American 24 in. metal turning lathe. The shaft was 63 in. long by 2 in. in diameter and had metal lugs that protruded 1 5/8 in. attached a t right angles throughout its length and circumference. The shaft was mounted ho rizontally in the lathe 44 in. above the floor. While Employee #1 was attempting
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 22 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 20
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 639
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 2
- Task assigned
- 2
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