Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201116753 - Employee's arm lacerated when struck by grinder wheel

Accident Summary Nr: 201116753 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 09/19/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300826575	12/15/2003	1799	237990	Bishop'S Iron Works

Abstract: At approximately 11:00 a.m. on September 19, 2003, Employee #1, an iron worker, was preparing an I-beam for welding. He was working at a height of approximately 15 ft and using a right-angle grinder to make a bevel when a piece of the grinding wheel broke off and the grinder jerked back. The moving wheel struck Employee #1's right forearm, causing a laceration that included tendon damage. He was transported to Holy Cross Medical Center, where he was hospitalized until his release on September 25, 2003. The accident was reported by the employer on September 22, 2003. The grinder did not have a rear guard, but that could not be determined as the cause of the accident and injury.

Keywords: GRINDER, PORTABLE POWER TOOL, ROTATING PARTS, TENDON, IRON WORKER, FOREARM, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, LACERATION, STRUCK BY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300826575			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Solid Web-Welding/Burning/Grindi Fatality Cause: Other

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