Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 130335.015 - Employee lacerates arm picking up grinder which activated

Accident Summary Nr: 130335.015 -- Report ID: 0352470 -- Event Date: 09/11/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1492647.015	09/11/2020		326199	Congoleum Corporation

Abstract: At 7:20 a.m. on September 11, 2020, an employee was working as a pipefitter for a plastics manufacturer. The employee was picking up various hand tools including a battery powered grinder when he inadvertently depressed the trigger on the grinder causing it to start up. The metal cutting wheel rotates at 8,000 rpm. The employee severely lacerated his lower left bicep, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Activated, Arm, Grinder, Hand Tool, Insufficient Supervision, Laceration, Lack of Work Procedures, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Plastic, Plastic Mfg, Plumbing, Trigger

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1492647.015	64	M	Hospitalized injury		Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters

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