Inspection Detail

Inspection: 104946421 - Rochester City Des

Inspection Information - Office: Nys Dol Pesh Rochester

Inspection Nr: 104946421

Report ID: 0253660

Date Opened: 09/27/1990

Site Address:
Rochester City Des
945 Mt Read Blvd
Rochester, NY 14606

Mailing Address:
30 Church St, Rochester, NY 14614

Union Status: Union

SIC:1611

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: LocalGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/28/1990

Emphasis: L:Hh

Case Closed: 12/06/1990

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360255038

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19100215 D01	10/09/1990	10/12/1990	$0	$0	$0		-
2.	02001	Other	19100242 A	10/09/1990	11/27/1990	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 795005

Event: 09/27/1990

Employee's leg lacerated in grinding wheel explosion

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

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

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