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Accident: 202474763 - Employee Injures Hand When Grinder Disk Shatters During Use
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 307187328 | 02/05/2008 | 1799 | R & L Iron Works |
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.
Keywords:
grinder, portable power tool, iron worker, rotating knife, work rules, construction, thumb, laceration, hand
| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other building | Other | Under $50,000 | 1 | ||||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 307187328 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Occupation not reported |