Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 892588 - Employee's thigh injured when struck by pieces of wheel

Accident Summary Nr: 892588 -- Report ID: 0352420 -- Event Date: 09/12/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119543734	09/12/1995	1629	0	Browning Ferris Industries

Abstract: Employee #1 was grinding down a crack in a trash bucket with a high-speed, hand-held grinder. The 1/4 in. abrasive wheel exploded, sending pieces of the wheel into Employee #1's upper left thigh. He sustained cuts, lacerations, and bruises, and was taken to Howard County General Hospital, where he underwent surgery.

Keywords: GRINDER, DISINTEGRATED, CONSTRUCTION, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, ABRASIVE WHEEL, GRINDING WHEEL, UNGUARDED, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119543734			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Helpers, mechanics and repairers

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