Sparks, NV — In early December of 2014, a worker lost his life at the Ebara International Corporation in Sparks. The man was later identified as John Cheely, 33, and it appears that he was caught in a lathing machine.
A combination of reports from the news and OSHA confirmed that Mr. Cheely passed away on Wednesday morning, December 10, 2014. He had been working at Ebara International that morning when he somehow got tangled up in an industrial-sized vertical lathe machine.
He was pulled into the machine and was killed immediately. Police investigated as well as OSHA, but it’s not clear yet what caused this to happen. One theory that was discussed was that Cheely’s clothes were caught in the lathe, but that’s not been confirmed.
Map of Ebara International Corporation
View from the Road
Commentary:
I won’t pretend to know details here, because I don’t, but I will point out that while it’s very possible this was a simple accident, it’s also possible that this was caused by something we’re not seeing. Specially, I’m wondering if this lathe machine was checked over for maintenance and recent repairs, as well as any type of manufacturer defects or malfunctioning parts.
— Grossman Law Offices
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