Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170883789 - Employee's arm lacerated when struck by cutting wheel piece

Accident Summary Nr: 170883789 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 07/28/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120056999	08/01/1995	1799	0	Safeway Iron Works

Abstract: At 3:16 p.m. on July 28, 1995, Employee #1, of Safeway Iron Works, Los Angeles, CA, was cutting, welding, and installing a decorative metal fence and gates at a residence. He was holding a metal frame while his immediate supervisor was using a hand-held Black and Decker grinder to cut or grind the frame. The cutting wheel on the grinder broke and a piece struck Employee #1 on the left forearm. He was transported to Los Angeles County USC Medical Center, where he was hospitalized for eight days. The causal factor was the lack of a guard or cover on the cutting wheel. A serious violation of T8CCR 3328 (e) was cited.

Keywords: GRINDER, PORTABLE POWER TOOL, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, ARM, FLYING OBJECT, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120056999			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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