Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201121894 - Employee injured when struck by grinding wheel particles

Accident Summary Nr: 201121894 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 08/13/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125521393	10/12/1999	7538	0	Golden Gate Limousine Repair

Abstract: At approximately 5:00 p.m. on August 13, 1999, an employee was using a hand-held grinder to smooth a piece of metal. The grinding wheel burst from excessive speed and a fragment of the wheel embedded itself in the leg of the employee. He was hospitalized with lacerations to his leg.

Keywords: GRINDER, LACERATION, FLYING OBJECT, ABRASIVE WHEEL, GRINDING WHEEL, GRINDING MACHINE, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125521393			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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