OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #827683

HEAD,SANDING MACHINE,WORK RULES,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT,ABRASIVE WHEEL,BRAIN

1990-03-08T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,SANDING MACHINE,WORK RULES,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT,ABRASIVE WHEEL,BRAIN
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 827683
Report ID: 751910

Event description

Employee killed when struck with piece of abrasive wheel

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 brought a disc sander into a shop. The sander had been installed on an abrasive wheel that was rated at 12,000 rpm. It was grinding at 22,000 rpm wh en the welding mig tip wheel broke and part of the wheel struck Employee #1 in t he head. It penetrated his brain, killing him.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 58 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
21

Occupation code
794

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
5

Task assigned
1

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