Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170882997 - Employee's fingers injured in chuck grinder

Accident Summary Nr: 170882997 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 02/12/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119869808	02/22/1995	3085	0	Owens Brockway

Abstract: Employee #1 went to the machine shop during his break to grind the brass handle of his personal hammer. He used a magnetic chuck grinder in which the wheel was located above the table. Employee #1 was holding the work piece with his left hand holding and controlling the elevation of the wheel relative to the table with his right hand. The grinding wheel caught the work piece and his hand was pulled in between the wheel and the table. Employee #1 suffered a partial amputation of his ring finger and tendon damage to the rest of his fingers. The employer had a well organized and effective safety program. Employee #1 was not trained in the use of the grinder, and it was not part of his job to use it.

Keywords: GRINDER, TENDON, AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN, GRINDING WHEEL, UNTRAINED, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119869808			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Stock handlers and baggers

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