Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201169448 - Employee's legs lacerated by concrete grinder

Accident Summary Nr: 201169448 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 07/11/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126159367	07/31/2007	1741	238140	Lamar Construction

Abstract: At 8:02 a.m. on July 11, 2007, Employee #1, a concrete finisher for Lamar Construction, was at the site of a new fire station under construction in Los Angeles, CA. He was using an Hitachi grinder, model G13SE2, to smoothe an uneven spot in the concrete floor. The grinder's 4 in. wheel had been replaced with a 7 in. wheel. Employee #1 was kneeling and grinding when the wheel went across his thighs, lacerating both of them. He was transported to the hospital, where he received sutures in both legs and was releasedd later that day. When the 7 in. wheel had been placed on the grinder, the guard for the wheel had also been removed to accomodate the larger diameter wheel.

Keywords: GRINDER, PORTABLE POWER TOOL, GUARD, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, LACERATION, CONCRETE, UNGUARDED, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126159367			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Concrete and terrazzo finishers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior masonry Fatality Cause: Other

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