Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 115215.015 - Employee cutting tile with grinder cuts leg and finger

Accident Summary Nr: 115215.015 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 03/22/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1391248.015	04/04/2019		238340	Southbay Tile And Stone, Inc.

Abstract: At 7:00 a.m. on March 22, 2019, Employee #1, an installation foreman employed by a tile and stone company, was cutting tile flooring on the first floor of a 24-story commercial building. He was using a Makita angle grinder, Model 9557PB with a 4 -inch diamond blade. As he began to cut the tile next to a guardrail, the angle grinder became stuck. When the employee freed the angle grinder, he lost control of the equipment, and the blade made contact with his right middle finger and right thigh. The employee was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted for treatment of lacerations to the finger and thigh.

Keywords: Blade, Construction, Contact, Cutting, Equipment Operator, Finger, Grinder, Installing, Laceration, Lost Control, Rehabilitation, Renovation, Struck By, Thigh

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation			24

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1391248.015	64	M	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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