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MACHINERY

220083150058 · 11/01/2008 · S & G Excavating, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
Occupation
Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity
Grinding
Injury source
ABRAS STONE,WHEEL GRINDER
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
4.08 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Kenneth E Steiner Jr
Operator
S & G Excavating, Inc.
Mine
1201455

Narrative

Employee was using an angle grinder with a wire brush to remove rust from a steel plate when his glove got caught in the wire wheel. The wheel pulled his left index finger into the wheel by the glove. No skin breaks but slight fracture in middle phalange.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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