Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201501483 - Employee's thumb is caught in sander

Accident Summary Nr: 201501483 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 07/30/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125631481	11/17/1999	3272	0	Christy Products, Inc.

Abstract: At about 12:00 p.m. on July 30, 1999, Employee #1, a 41-year-old maintenance mechanic, suffered the amputation of about half of his left thumb operating a 20-inch disc sander/grinder. Employee #1 was grinding the edge of 4.5 in by 6 in. steel knockout used in a concrete mold. He said that as he started grinding the metal piece it became hot and sharp. He then rotated the piece to grind the opposite side when the steel knockout wedged between the table and the wheel. The glove on Employee #1's left hand was caught between the knockout and the disc pulling his thumb into the sanding disc. Employee #1's left thumb was ground down to about the center knuckle before he was able to put the machine in reverse to free his hand. He was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, SANDING MACHINE, AMPUTATED, MECHANIC, THUMB, GRINDING MACHINE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125631481			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous precision metal workers

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