OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14466494

C. E. AIR PREHEATER COMPANY - Q - DOT

GARLAND, TX· 1987-06-09T00:00:00

Event: CHEST, GRINDER, PORTABLE POWER TOOL, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, GRINDING WHEEL, UNGUARDED
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #100701259
Employer profile: C. E. AIR PREHEATER COMPANY - Q - DOT
Summary number: 14466494
Report ID: 626300

Event description

Employee killed by piece of broken grinding wheel

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was using an air-powered portable right-angle grinder with a 0.25-in .-thick, Type 27 specialty grinding wheel. He was cutting through a spot weld to separate two 4-in.-wide steel beams so that holes could be drilled in them. Emp loyee #1 was leaning over the beam, holding the grinder in a vertical position, when the grinding wheel broke. A section of the wheel struck him in the chest, k illing him. The grinder was not equipped with a safety guard. The model and bran d of the grinder were not marked and were not known.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 43 M

Nature of injury
7

Part of body
5

Event type
1

Source
21

Occupation code
999

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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