Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 137831.015 - Employee strikes finger with grinder causing laceration

Accident Summary Nr: 137831.015 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 02/11/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1516656.015	02/26/2021		238340	M. Ayala Tile, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:10 p.m. on February 11, 2021, Employee #1 was working for a tile and terrazzo contractor. Employee #1 was prepping the floor using an angle grinder to cut the door jam. The grinder inadvertently struck his left hand causing a laceration on the index and ring finger. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: Blade, Contact, Door, Finger, Fingertip, Floor, Grinder, Grinding Wheel, Hand, Laceration, Portable Power Tool, Struck By, Tile

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1516656.015	39	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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