Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202501425 - Employee injured while grinding mortar joints

Accident Summary Nr: 202501425 -- Report ID: 0352410 -- Event Date: 07/18/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311351910	07/18/2007	1751	238130	Annapolis Contracting Inc

Abstract: On July 18, 2007, Employee #1 was in the attic of a building, using a 7 in. grinder and a 14 in. wheel to grind grinding mortar joints on a chimney. During the course of his work, he was struck by the grinding wheel and suffered a laceration that required he be hospitalized for treatment. During the subsequent investigation, the grinding wheel was found to be intact.

Keywords: GRINDER, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, LACERATION, GRINDING WHEEL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$250,000 to $500,000	2	28

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311351910			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Supervisors; carpenters and related workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior masonry Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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