Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170895148 - Employee's thumb tip amputated in sander/grinder wheel

Accident Summary Nr: 170895148 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 01/19/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120255500	02/04/1998	3498	0	Amro Fabricating Corp.

Abstract: Employee #1 was using a 6-year-old HDC sander/grinder, serial #3058293, with a 20 in. diameter wheel to deburr a piece of metal stock in a machine shop. He was standing in front of the sander, the normal position for deburring work. Employee #1 was holding the metal stock against the disc wheel when the top one-third to one-fifth of his left thumb was amputated. He did not use wood stock to push the metal against the disc. The stock needed to be laid flat on the table provided.

Keywords: GRINDER, AMPUTATED, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, THUMB, EXTENSION HANDLE, GRINDING WHEEL, GRINDING MACHINE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120255500			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Grinding, abrading, buffing & polishing mach. op's

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