Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 99571.015 - Employee wedges hand against grinder frame and amputates fin

Accident Summary Nr: 99571.015 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 09/15/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1268383.015	10/05/2017		423510	Certified Alloy Products

Abstract: At 11:45 a.m. on September 15, 2017, an employee was grinding metal rods to specifications using a Cincinnati wet grinder, Serial Number 3M3H1L-152, and a push stick/bar to push the barstock through the grinder. The employee wedged his left hand against the frame of the grinder when the edge of the push stick slipped and he amputated the tip of his middle finger. Hospitalization was not required.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Crushing, Finger, Grinder, Grinding Wheel, Slip

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1268383.015	30	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Grinding, abrading, buffing & polishing mach. op's

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