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Accident Summary Nr: 201117272 - Mechanic's hand is injured in grinder

Accident Summary Nr: 201117272 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 01/17/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120321120	02/04/2004	1389	237120	Universal Compression Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 9:45 a.m. on January 17, 2004, Employee #1, a lead mechanic for Universal Compression Inc., was using a pedestal grinder with a 12-in.-diameter, 2-in.-thick wheel to thin a 23-in.-long wrench. While cleaning burrs off the wrench with the edge of the grinding wheel, his left hand was pulled into the grinder. The wheel stopped, and the tool rest broke. Employee #1 shut off the grinder and used his right hand to pull out his left hand. He was transported to Mercy Hospital in Bakersfield, CA, and then transferred to California Pacific Hospital in San Francisco for treatment of a fracture.

Keywords: GRINDER, FRACTURE, MECHANIC, GRINDING WHEEL, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120321120			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Specified mechanics and repairers

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