Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201615309 - Employee Gets Finger Struck by a Grinder Wheel Explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 201615309 -- Report ID: 1054113 -- Event Date: 10/03/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316635143	10/08/2012	3443	332410	Harris Thermal Transfer Products Inc

Abstract: On October 3, 2012, Employee #1 of Harris Thermal Transfer Products Inc., was using a "big" air grinder without a guard. Employee #1 was smoothing out a welding bevel so that the flange would fit tight when all of a sudden the grinding wheel broke and pieces of the wheel struck his left pinky finger. Employee #1 was taken to the hospital and had surgery on his finger the next morning. The injury sustained was a dislocated knuckle and a bone that was broken in two places where a pin was inserted.

Keywords: WHEEL, FRACTURE, PIN, FINGER, EXPLOSION, STRUCK BY, GRINDING WHEEL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316635143			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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