OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14540207
BIRD JOHNSON COMPANY
WALPOLE, MA—
Event description
Employee Struck by Metal Part Thrown from Lathe
Investigation abstract
An employee was lightly polishing portions of a heavy metal part being turned on an engine lathe. The part, a 24-inch-long, 110-pound, winged shaft, was support ed at only one end by the three jaws of the chuck. The employee had intended to put the lathe into the low speed range, but mistakenly moved the lever the wrong way, placing the lathe into the high speed range. The rotating shaft was almost immediately thrown out of the chuck. It struck the employee, causing a fatal he ad injury.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 34 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 637
- Human factor
- 11
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Task assigned
- 1
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