Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201633468 - Employee inured by grinding wheel pieces

Accident Summary Nr: 201633468 -- Report ID: 1054112 -- Event Date: 04/15/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306627118	04/17/2003	7532	811121	Pacific Service Center Inc

Abstract: On April 17, 2003, Employee #1, a mechanic, was using a type-27 grinding wheel attached to a pistol-grip pneumatic sander to prepare a piece of metal for welding when the grinding wheel broke. Shrapnel from the grinding wheel hit Employee #1 in the face, fracturing his jaw and several of his teeth. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: GRINDER, FRACTURE, MOUTH, MECHANIC, WELDING, FACE, GRINDING WHEEL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	306627118			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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