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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #867812

MACHINIST,MILLING MACHINE,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED,UNSTABLE POSITION

Event
MACHINIST,MILLING MACHINE,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED,UNSTABLE POSITION
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
867812
Report ID
522300

Event description

Employee killed by boring mill cutting head and part

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was using two heads to machine a large fan housing, one head for the inside diameter cut and one for the outside diameter cut. Employee #1 apparentl y had climbed up on the turntable and onto the part and leaned in to check the i nside cut. Rotation was 6.6 rpm. Employee #1 became caught between the outside c utting head and the fan housing and was pulled through a 4 in. space. Employee # 1 suffered crushing injuries and died.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 56 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    2
    Source
    26
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    3
    Task assigned
    1

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