Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201145810 - Employee Is Injured While Cutting Railing with Angle Grinder

Accident Summary Nr: 201145810 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 01/21/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125949156	01/29/2004	1799	238190	T L Fabrications

Abstract: At approximately 9:40 a.m. on January 21, 2004, Employee #1 was cutting a metal railing in the garage of a residential home under construction with a Makita angle grinder, Model Number 9524NB, when the 6-inch diameter grinding disc broke. His right hand was struck by the broken disc, lacerating his right wrist. He was hospitalized with his injury. Further investigation revealed that the employee was not familiar with using an abrasive disc grinder as a cutting tool for metal or structural steel.

Keywords: GRINDER, PORTABLE POWER TOOL, METAL RAIL, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, ABRASIVE WHEEL, WRIST

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2	18

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125949156			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Other

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