OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221495831

ENKEI AMERICA INC.

COLUMBUS, IN— 2022-08-25T00:00:00

Event: Abdomen, Caught In, Chest, Cleaning, Foundry, Laceration, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Pulled In, Rotating Shaft, Saw, Unwitnessed
NAICS: 331523
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346172323
Employer profile: ENKEI AMERICA INC.
Summary number: 221495831
Report ID: 0551800

Event description

Employee Is Killed When Caught In Rotating Shaft and Saw

Investigation abstract

At 1:00 a.m. on August 25, 2022, an employee was on break from his assigned work location at a foundry. The employee was not assigned to the F-Saw riser cutting saw, but for an unknown reason was assisting in cleaning the F-Saw while on break. The incident was unwitnessed, but the employee either tripped or reached into the machine and was caught by the rotating shaft. The employee was killed when he was pulled into the blade, incurring multiple lacerations to the abdomen and chest.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 42 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
0

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