Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202474763 - Employee injures hand when grinder disk shatters during use

Accident Summary Nr: 202474763 -- Report ID: 0950636 -- Event Date: 12/29/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
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.

Keywords: GRINDER, PORTABLE POWER TOOL, IRON WORKER, ROTATING KNIFE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, THUMB, LACERATION, HAND

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Other		Under $50,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307187328			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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