Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 93600.015 - Employee's thumb contacts disc grinder and injures thumb

Accident Summary Nr: 93600.015 -- Report ID: 0729300 -- Event Date: 02/27/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1213867.015	03/01/2017		331521	Continental Casting Llc

Abstract: At 10:15 a.m. on February 27, 2017, an employee was using a Wander Disc Grinder (model number: 1046) to remove burrs from a flat piece of rectangular steel that was resting on a work table. During work, the steel slipped between a gap in the work table and the abrasive surface of the grinder, which resulted in the employee's left thumb contacting the abrasive surface of the disc grinder. The thumb was fractured, disjointed at the knuckle, and de-sleeved.

Keywords: Caught Between, Caught In, Fracture, Grinder, Powder Actuated Tool, Thumb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1213867.015	39	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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