Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201181690 - Employee Injured Using Portable Grinder

Accident Summary Nr: 201181690 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 03/03/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300892643	03/05/2003	7692	811310	Benito Juarez Dba Mexico Iron Work Aka Mexico Iron

Abstract: At approximately 2:05 p.m. on March 3, 2003, Employee #1, a welder, was working alone and was using a Black and Decker professional grinder with depressed-center grinding wheel (Part Number GO96HA, Metal, Specification A24S, size 9 in. by 0.25 in. by 0.625 in., maximum revolutions per minute - 6,500) that did not have a required wheel hood safety guard. The grinding wheel became bound in the hinge of an ornamental wrought iron fence gate. The grinding wheel hit Employee #1 on the left side of his nose nearly detaching it. Employee #1 sustained a serious laceration injury to his face and was hospitalized.

Keywords: GRINDER, NOSE, JAMMED, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, HAND TOOL, FACE, GRINDING WHEEL, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300892643			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Welders and cutters

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