Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 157493.015 - Employee is killed from head injury when grinding wheel expl

Accident Summary Nr: 157493.015 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 06/23/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1679203.015	06/23/2023		331513	Sawbrook Steel Casting, Llc

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on June 23, 2023, an employee working as a precision grinder for a steel foundry was using a pneumatic portable hand grinder on a cast metal part. The guard on the grinder was not in place and the grinding wheel exploded. The wheel struck the employee in the face causing skull injuries which killed him.

Keywords: Defect, Defective, Defective Equipment, Flying Object, Foundry, Fracture, Grinding Machine, Grinding Wheel, Guard, Hand Tool, Head, Laceration, Lack of Engineering Controls, Machine Guarding, Safety Device, Skull, Steel, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1679203.015	60	M	Fatality		Precision grinders, fitters and tool sharpeners

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