OSHA Injury Report: ASC Process Systems - Valencia

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

was preparing his tool grinder disk to cut

What happened

changed out his grinder disk to a cutting disk as normal he disconnected his angle grinder as he should to change out the disk. After changing the disk he attempted to use his angle grinder but he realized it was not connected. He sets the angle grinder on the table goes to the power cord reel grabs the line then connects the cord and the grinder turns on falling off the table [REDACTED] reaches to catch and prevent the angle grinder from falling but it is powered on and cutting disk is rotating and due to this action it cut him on the upper left thumb. When he tried to use the machine after replacing the disk he left the locking pin engaged in the power on position and forgot this was engaged so when he connected the machine it

Injury or illness

Tendon cut to upper left thumb

Object or substance involved

grinder with cutting disk

Summary line

Cut to upper left thumb tendon with grinding disk

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.