OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14201578
CAMBRIDGE WIRE CLOTH COMPANY
CAMBRIDGE, MD—
Event description
Employee Killed When Struck by Exploding Abrasive Wheel
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 began work at 8 am, setting up a 0.5-horsepower Dumore tool post gri nder (Serial No. 8354) mounted on a South Bend lathe to grind the bearing shaft on a 4-inch solid wheel drum. He completed the setup, but failed to perform a ri ng test before mounting the grinder. He decided to operate the grinder without i ts wheel guard. He started the grinder and was moving it toward the drum when th e wheel exploded. Parts of the wheel struck him in the face and stomach, killing him.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 48 M
- Nature of injury
- 7
- Part of body
- 9
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 703
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Task assigned
- 1
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