Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201794872 - Employee's Thumb Is Amputated When Caught in Disc Grinder

Accident Summary Nr: 201794872 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 06/26/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126085588	10/11/2001	3842	0	Advance Ground Systems Engineering Corp.

Abstract: At approximately 6:45 a.m. on June 26, 2001, Employee #1, a welder, was grinding a piece of metal using a disc grinder. Wearing gloves, he held the metal piece at an angle while grinding it. Both the metal piece and the gloves were caught in the disc grinder and Employee #1's thumb was amputated. He was hospitalized for his injury. Company policy regarding the wearing of gloves was unclear, but the manner in which Employee #1 was using the disc grinder was incorrect; he was not supposed to hold the metal piece at an angle to the grinder. Based on information received from coworkers, it appears that Employee #1 was not trained in the proper use of the disc grinder.

Keywords: GRINDER, AMPUTATED, GLOVE, MACHINE OPERATOR, CAUGHT BY, THUMB, UNTRAINED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126085588			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Welders and cutters

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