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Accident Summary Nr: 103162.015 - Employee is struck by shattered polishing disc parts in the

Accident Summary Nr: 103162.015 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 11/20/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1290647.015	02/15/2018		811111	F Trucking

Abstract: At 9:13 a.m. on November 20, 2017, an employee was using a Makita Angle Grinder to polish some tire rims. The employee dropped the grinder and cracked the polishing disc. The employee picked the grinder up to turn it off and the polishing disc broke apart. The employee was struck by broken disc parts in the face and suffered several broken teeth, a fractured jaw, and a scratch to his right eye. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Eye, Face, Fracture, Grinder, Laceration, Mouth, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1290647.015	55	M	Hospitalized injury		Truck drivers, light

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