Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202472957 - Employee Amputates Finger on Grinding Wheel

Accident Summary Nr: 202472957 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 07/05/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307181875	07/14/2006	7699	811310	Ingersoll Rand Equipment Sales Los Angeles

Abstract: On July 5, 2006, Employee #1 was using a grinder to grind a metal pin, when the pin became jammed and drawn into the space between the tool rest and the spinning grinding wheel. Employee #1's left index finger was also drawn into and against the abrasive wheel, and it was amputated. He was hospitalized. The distance between the tool rest and the abrasive wheel is not known. It is also not known whether the rest was secured in that position. At the time of the accident, the grinder's tongue guard was adjusted to a position 0.875 inches from the wheel.

Keywords: GRINDER, ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, FINGER, GLOVE, JAMMED, CAUGHT BETWEEN, ABRASIVE WHEEL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307181875			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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