Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201113909 - Employee injured while operating disc sander

Accident Summary Nr: 201113909 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 06/11/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126188507	07/03/2002	3728	0	Hydro Aire

Abstract: At 1:50 a.m. on June 11, 2002, Employee #1 was working in a maintenance shop area belonging to a manufacturer of aircraft and aerospace hydraulic equipment, such as brake control systems. He was attempting to repair a piece of equipment by manufacturing new feet out of a 4-inch by 4-inch, 0.25-inch steel plate. During this process, Employee #1 was using a bench mounted, Rockwell-Delta (Model Number 82-710, Serial Number 7L66CDR373AD-W) 12-inch disc sander to deburr a metal plate. For some reason, the edge of the plate dug into the paper disc, causing Employee #1 to lose his grip. The plate pitched back, fracturing his left hand to include an open fracture on his middle finger. Rescue services were called and Employee #1 was taken to Saint Joseph's Medical Center in Burbank for treatment.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SANDING MACHINE, FINGER, LACERATION, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126188507			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c.

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