Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 140743.015 - Employee lacerates hand while using air gun

Accident Summary Nr: 140743.015 -- Report ID: 0523400 -- Event Date: 10/25/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1561373.015	11/02/2021		331221	R&B Grinding Co., Inc.

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on October 25, 2021, an employee was using an air gun to blow chips off a part. The air gun fell into an energized automated screw machine. The employee reached into the screw machine to retrieve the air gun and the machine cycled. The employee received lacerations to the right hand. The employee was admitted and treated at the hospital for the injuries.

Keywords: Compressed Air, Hand, Laceration, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Screw

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1561373.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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