Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170180558 - Employee's wrist cut by grinding disk

Accident Summary Nr: 170180558 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 08/13/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112157979	08/20/1991	3442	0	Kriegler Steel Products

Abstract: At approximately 8:20 a.m. on August 13, 1991, Employee #1, a 54-year-old employee of Krieger Steel Products Co. for 21 years, was finishing a door with a 1 1/2 hp Milwaukee surface grinder, 7 in. disk, model #6072, 5,000 rpm. The grinding disk hit the butt of a hinge, slipped, and cut Employee #1's left wrist. He was taken to Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital and hospitalized for two days. He is now being treated as an outpatient. The employer was cited for not training the employee on proper working methods and was advised to implement and oversee safety procedures.

Keywords: GRINDER, WORK RULES, SLIP, LACERATION, UNTRAINED, WRIST

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112157979			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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