Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170190763 - Employee's forehead cut by flying crankshaft

Accident Summary Nr: 170190763 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 03/21/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112201405	04/01/1996	3568	0	Clayton Industries

Abstract: At approximately 2:15 p.m. on March 21, 1996, Employee #1, of Clayton Industries, El Monte, CA, was working on grinder #28735. A piece of the metal crankshaft broke off or was knocked off the machine's rotating spindle due to pressure from the grinding wheel after it overtraveled horizontally while in operation. The approximately 15 lb metal piece struck Employee #1 on the forehead, resulting in a deep laceration. The guard on the saw was only 6 in. tall, and did not extend up to face level. It was replaced by a larger, more appropriate guard after the accident.

Keywords: GRINDER, GUARD, WORK RULES, FOREHEAD, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, GRINDING WHEEL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112201405			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Machine operators, not specified

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