Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170200638 - Employee lacerated when grinder disc kicks back

Accident Summary Nr: 170200638 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 04/04/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111884326	04/17/1991	3444	0	C. E. Toland

Abstract: Employee #1 was using a hand grinder with a 9 in. flexible grinding disc to smooth a weld on the inside edge of a steel I-beam. He later stated that he was anticipating lunch time and wanted to finish the job. In his haste, he took his eye off the work to look at a coworker. The edge of his grinding disc became caught and kicked back at him. He suffered a serious cut on his hand and several lacerations on his stomach.

Keywords: GRINDER, KICK BACK, PORTABLE POWER TOOL, WORK RULES, LACERATION, LOST CONTROL, HAND, STOMACH, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111884326			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Miscellaneous precision metal workers

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