Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202443230 - Employee Amputates Finger While Operating Grinder Tool

Accident Summary Nr: 202443230 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 10/31/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307459909	04/07/2006	1542	236220	Morrissey Construction Co

Abstract: At approximately 10:30 a.m. on October 31, 2005, Employee #1, a framer for a construction company, was operating a Makita, Model Number 9523NBH 4, angle grinder at a commercial construction site to enlarge a door opening. As he cut plywood on the wall next to the existing doorway, his left hand come into contact with the grinder and his index finger was partially amputated. A coworker provided first aid and Employee #1 was taken to Fontana Medical Center in Fontana, California, where he was hospitalized and his left index finger was reattached.

Keywords: GRINDER, AMPUTATED, CARPENTER, FINGER, CAUGHT BY, CONSTRUCTION, WOOD PANEL, HAND TOOL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307459909			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Helpers, construction trades	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing windows and doors, glazing Fatality Cause: Other

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