Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119694370 - Silgan

Inspection Information - Office: Oakland District Office

Inspection Nr: 119694370

Report ID: 0950614

Date Opened: 04/15/1993

Site Address:
Silgan
2048 Williams St.
San Leandro, CA 94577

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:3411

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/15/1993

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/12/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361405988

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170702922

Event: 11/25/1992

Employee's wrist cut by wheel of operating portable grinder

Employee #1, of American National Can Co., was standing approximately 12 ft up on a ladder. The employee, who is right-handed, was cutting angle iron with an air-powered die grinder with a 3 inch cut-off wheel. The wheel caught the cut and twisted into Employee #1's left wrist, lacerating tendons, nerves, and arteries. The employee reports a residual numbness and significantly diminished grip capacity of his left thumb and index finger. The wheel was unguarded and Employee #1 was not wearing a face shield. The peripheral speed of the wheel was in excess of 18,000 sfpm.

Keywords: GRINDER, PPE, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, LACERATION, ABRASIVE WHEEL, UNGUARDED, WRIST

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119694370			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Machinery maintenance occupations

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