Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116369.015 - Owner using unguarded grinder sustains hand laceration

Accident Summary Nr: 116369.015 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 04/01/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1392778.015	04/11/2019		236118	Cristobal Perez

Abstract: At 2:44 p.m. on April 1, 2019, Employee #1, the owner of a residential remodeling company, was working at a home renovation project. He was using an unguarded angle grinder to cut wood strips for a doorway frame when the grinder kicked back. The grinder blade struck his right hand. He was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted for treatment of a laceration to the hand.

Keywords: Blade, Carpenter, Cutting, Equipment Operator, Frame, Grinder, Hand, Kick Back, Laceration, Renovation, Residential Construction, Struck By, Unguarded

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1392778.015	46	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters

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