Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 114588.015 - Employee's face is lacerated when tile grinder explodes

Accident Summary Nr: 114588.015 -- Report ID: 1054112 -- Event Date: 03/13/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1386142.015	03/19/2019	1743	238340	317723632 - Bergerson Tile & Stone Inc

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on March 13, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a tile company, was engaged in interior tile work at a new residential structure. He turned on the tile grinder. Before any work began, the grinder exploded and sent shrapnel from the stone wheel into the employee's face. Employee #1, who was not wearing a face shield, sustained a severe facial laceration. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he was admitted and received treatment that included several stitches needed to close the laceration.

Keywords: Equipment Failure, Explosion, Face, Falling Object, Grinder, Grinding Machine, Grinding Wheel, Installing, Laceration, Machine operator, PPE, Projectile, Residential Construction, Shrapnel, Struck By, Unprotected

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1386142.015	20	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Tile setters, hard and soft	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior tile work (ceramic, vinyl, acoustic) Fatality Cause:

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