OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221493604
75501 - SOUTHEASTERN SALES CO LLC
BENNETTSVILLE, SC—
Event description
Employee is killed when pulled into lathe
Investigation abstract
On August 30, 2022, an employee was working alone in the fabrication area, building a roller. The employee needed to clean the rust off of a metal rod, serving as the shaft, in order for the washers to slide on easier. The employee chucked a rod for a roller into a Eugen Weisser - Co. DLNE Lathe, Machine No. 5949, and turned on the lathe. The employee's clothing became caught in the spinning shaft and pulled them into the machine. The employee sustained torsion injuries of the head, neck and upper chest. The employee was killed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 56 M
- Event type
- 2
- Occupation code
- 999
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