Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 103115.015 - Employee amputates finger while using bench grinder

Accident Summary Nr: 103115.015 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 09/11/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1265730.015	09/21/2017		331314	Vista Metals Corp.

Abstract: At 2:55 p.m. on September 11, 2017, an employee was working for a firm that engaged in the secondary smelting and alloying of aluminum. He was using a Hammond Model Number WRO-7 bench grinder, with Serial Number 8500, to grind a piece of round stock. The round stock was for a tool his employer manufactured. The employee was using the side of the grinding wheel to make an edge on the metal stock. The part snagged, and the grinder pulled on the part being ground, along with the employees finger. The employee sustained an amputated finger. He was not hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught By, Caught In, Equipment Operator, Finger, Grinder, Metal Bar, Metal Shop, Point Of Operation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1265730.015	27	M	Non Hospitalized injury

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