OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #893180
CLEM'S GARAGE
STEPHENS CITY, VA·
Event description
Employee killed when struck in heart by abrasive fragments
Investigation abstract
At approximately 4:50 p.m. on June 20, 1988, Employee #1 was at a work bench sha rpening a rotary lawnmower blade that was secured in a vise. He was using a Flor ida pneumatic FP 2000 high speed sander, serial #50736, that was equipped with a n unguarded 4 1/2 in. reinforced type 27 grinding wheel. The grinding wheel frac tured and a fragment penetrated Employee #1's lower left chest and his heart, ki lling him. At the time of the accident, a bench grinder that was normally used t o sharpen blades was being used by another employee.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 42 M
- Nature of injury
- 18
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 21
- Occupation code
- 505
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Task assigned
- 1
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