Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170702922 - Employee's wrist cut by wheel of operating portable grinder

Accident Summary Nr: 170702922 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 11/25/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119694370	04/15/1993	3411	0	Silgan

Abstract: Employee #1, of American National Can Co., was standing approximately 12 ft up on a ladder. The employee, who is right-handed, was cutting angle iron with an air-powered die grinder with a 3 inch cut-off wheel. The wheel caught the cut and twisted into Employee #1's left wrist, lacerating tendons, nerves, and arteries. The employee reports a residual numbness and significantly diminished grip capacity of his left thumb and index finger. The wheel was unguarded and Employee #1 was not wearing a face shield. The peripheral speed of the wheel was in excess of 18,000 sfpm.

Keywords: GRINDER, PPE, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, LACERATION, ABRASIVE WHEEL, UNGUARDED, WRIST

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119694370			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Machinery maintenance occupations

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