Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 795005 - Employee's leg lacerated in grinding wheel explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 795005 -- Report ID: 0253660 -- Event Date: 09/27/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104946421	09/27/1990	1611	0	Rochester City Des

Abstract: A coworker was grinding slag from cut bolts before putting new blades in a mower. He was using a sander capable of 23,000 rpm to which he had adapted a grinding disc with a maximum wheel speed rating of 8,490 rpm. He allowed his apprentice, Employee #1, to continue the operation after observing for 10 minutes. The grinding disc exploded almost instantly when Employee #1 started to use it. The disc broke in three almost equal pieces; one piece embedded itself deeply in Employee #1's right leg. It caused an 8 in. long laceration, missing the femoral artery by 2 mm.

Keywords: WORK RULES, EXPLOSION, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, GRINDING MACHINE, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104946421			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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