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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #970343

FRACTURE,LATHE,TORSO,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,LACERATION,BOLT,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT,FACE,CONTUSION

Event
FRACTURE,LATHE,TORSO,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,LACERATION,BOLT,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT,FACE,CONTUSION
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
970343
Report ID
854910

Event description

Employee injured when struck by flying chuck

Investigation abstract

At approximately 10:00 a.m. on June 3, 1988, Employee #1 was preparing his autom atic lathe machine to bore soft jaws in preparation for a government project mak ing 8 in. in diameter aluminum nuts. The chuck was bolted in place using six bol ts measuring 1 1/2 in. The chuck, when fully assembled, measured 10 in. and weig hed 21 lb. The chuck is expandable, as the jaws are bored to specific tolerances depending upon the job being machined. When the lathe reached maximum rpm, a bo lt failed, causing the three sections of the chuck to be ejected. One section st ruck Employee #1 underneath the chin, causing a deep laceration and a fractured lower jaw on both sides, damaged teeth, and a contusion to the upper left torso.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 40 M

    Nature of injury
    7
    Part of body
    20
    Event type
    1
    Source
    26
    Occupation code
    637
    Human factor
    12
    Environmental factor
    5
    Task assigned
    1

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