Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170199970 - Employee's arm injured by grinding wheel

Accident Summary Nr: 170199970 -- Report ID: 0950626 -- Event Date: 08/29/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112125190	08/29/1991	1796	0	Western Industrial Ceramics, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 1:30 p.m. on May 29, 1991, Employee #1 was grinding a cylinder at the Santa Fe Energy Company North Midway Steam Plant near Fellows, CA. As he was working, the grinder apparently slipped off the cylinder and rolled under his left arm. He suffered a 4 in. long laceration deep enough to cause serious muscle and tendon injuries, for which he was hospitalized. The portable grinder apparently had no guard installed on top of the grinding wheel. At the time of the accident, Employee #1 was working for the Emtech Employment Agency and was under the direct supervision of a foreman of Western Industrial Ceramics, Inc.

Keywords: GRINDER, PORTABLE POWER TOOL, TENDON, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, LACERATION, ARM, GRINDING WHEEL, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112125190			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Construction laborers

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