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Accident: 202458337 - Worker'S Arm Is Cut When Struck By Grinder Disc
Accident: 202458337 -- Report ID: 0950647 -- Event Date: 07/17/2013 | |||||||
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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| 316980366 | 08/01/2013 | 1721 | Brc Mobile Sandblasting & Painting, Inc. | ||||
| At approximately 9:00 a.m. on or about July 17, 2013, Employee #1, a fulltime employee of BRC Mobile Sandblasting & Painting, Inc., an industrial/commercial painting and sandblasting contractor, was working in the employer's yard. He was grinding a piece of metal in preparation for painting. He was using an air-powered right angle grinder, Allied Pneumatic Model GW P5K26, Serial Number A002210, with a 5-inch 3M Fibre Disc 24 Grit attached. The flexible disc separated, and a piece of the disc struck Employee #1, lacerating the bicep on his right upper arm. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated. The subsequent investigation found that the grinder's disc apparently had a hairline crack. When Employee #1 started the grinder, the disc separated and a piece struck and lacerated his arm. | |||||||
Keywords:
grinder, machine operator, construction, equipment failure, laceration, struck by, arm, flying object, painter, sandblasting
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| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
| Contractor's yard/facility | Maintenance or repair | Under $50,000 | |||||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
| 1 | 316980366 | Hospitalized injury | Cut/Laceration | Occupation not reported | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) FatCause: Other |
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