Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201507597 - Employee Injures Eye While Using Wheel Grinding Tool

Accident Summary Nr: 201507597 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 05/24/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310059423	05/25/2007	7514	532111	Jessies Crew

Abstract: On May 24, 2007, an employee was cutting an aluminum sheet with a portable abrasive wheel-grinding tool. The tool kicked back and struck his right eyelid. The employee was admitted and discharged on May 24, 2007 from Highland hospital in Oakland. The injuries he sustained were minor cut on the right eyelid. Based upon the interviews conducted with the primary and secondary employers and documentation developed during the course of the investigation, the employee used an 8-in. diameter abrasive wheel portable Dewalt grinding tool instead of the appropriate 4-in. diameter- grinding tool that kicked back and struck his right eye. His safety glasses prevented a serious eye injury.

Keywords: EYE, GRINDER, KICK BACK, PPE, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, HAND TOOL, ABRASIVE WHEEL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310059423			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Sheet metal workers

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