Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 148900.015 - Employee cuts hand and leg while using angle grinder

Accident Summary Nr: 148900.015 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 02/18/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1580353.015	02/23/2022		236220	Gecms Inc.

Abstract: At 10:44 a.m. on February 18, 2022, an employee was using a Bosch GWS8-45 angle grinder to cut a metal tube when the grinder got stuck. The employee was trying to free the angle grinder while it was still on when it twisted, turned and cut him after it was freed. The employee suffered a cut to the palm of his left hand below his thumb and to his leg and was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Cutting, Grinder, Hand, Laceration, Leg, Metal Pipe, Stuck

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Demolition				0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1580353.015	31	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Construction of playing fields, tennis courts Fatality Cause:

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