Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170719983 - Employee catches finger in surface grinder control unit

Accident Summary Nr: 170719983 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 05/03/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119912673	05/05/1994	3425	0	Western Saw Co.

Abstract: At 1:35 p.m. on May 3, 1994, Employee #1, a surface grinder operator for a saw blade manufacturer, was adjusting the table on the surface grinder when his finger became caught in the moving directional control unit. He was transported to St. John's Hospital in Oxnard, CA. Citations: general/342(a)--failure to report; serious/3314(a)--failure to de-energize unit prior to adjusting.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, FINGER, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, GRINDING MACHINE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119912673			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Grinding, abrading, buffing & polishing mach. op's

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