Accident Report Detail
Accident: 202352159 - Grinding Wheel Strikes Employee Who Is Hospitalized
Accident: 202352159 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 07/11/2003 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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306771825 | 07/14/2003 | 7549 | J & J Towing | ||||
On July 11, 2003, an employee working for a tow truck company was grinding off a metal pin on the wheel lift of a tow truck. The employee was struck in the right calf by a piece of abrasive grinding wheel that disintegrated during the operation. He was transported to Prince George's Hospital Center, where he was hospitalized and treated for lacerations and injured calf muscles... | |||||||
Keywords:
wheel, disintegrated, guard, mechanic, laceration, struck by, tow truck, flying object, abrasive wheel, leg
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 306771825 | Hospitalized injury | Cut/Laceration | Automobile mechanics |