Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 202474763 - Employee injures hand when grinder disk shatters during use
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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307187328 | 02/05/2008 | 1799 | 238990 | R & L Iron Works |
Abstract: At approximately 9:15 a.m. on December 29, 2007, Employee #1, of R & L Iron Works, was operating a Makita 9557NB handheld disk grinder in the metal fabrication shop. Approximately two minutes into cutting an angle iron, the disk became caught on a corner and broke into multiple pieces. Employee #1 sustained permanent disfiguring lacerations to his left hand and complete destruction of his thumb metacarpal. He was transported to Beverly Hospital, where he was treated for three days. Apparently, Employee #1 used a large, worn down disk normally used for cutting and not designed for the Makita 9557NB.
End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
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Other building | Other | Under $50,000 | 1 |
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 307187328 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Occupation not reported |