Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 132585.015 - Employee lacerates forearm while using grinder

Accident Summary Nr: 132585.015 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 03/09/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1474087.015	05/01/2020		327390	Slater Waterproofing Inc

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on March 9, 2020, an industrial accident occurred at the Ferry Terminal in Avalon, CA. Employee #1 was cutting concrete with a Bosh 4-inch angle grinder on the soffit, the underside of the ferry terminal. As Employee #1 was cutting the concrete, the angle grinder jumped and slipped out of his hands and came down on top of his right forearm. Employee #1 sustained a laceration and was hospitalized. No accident-related citation was issued.

Keywords: Concrete, Cutting, Forearm, Grinder, Laceration, Slip, Soffit

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Maintenance or repair				0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1474087.015	46	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Cutting concrete pavement Fatality Cause:

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