True Temper Sports, Inc.

Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker - Cuts, lacerations - AMORY, Mississippi

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at True Temper Sports, Inc. in AMORY, Mississippi
Employer True Temper Sports, Inc.
Address 931 True Temper Circle
City, State ZIP AMORY, Mississippi 38821
Report ID 2022087432
Event Date August 22, 2022
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations
Body Part Hand(s), except finger(s)
Event Type Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source of Injury Hand grinders-powered
Industry (NAICS) 331210
Inspection # 1618666
GPS Coordinates 33.97354, -88.48422

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Incident Narrative

At about 2:45 p.m. on August 22, 2022, an employee was using a hand grinder to grind down a weld bead on a shaft. The grinder cut through the bead, and the change in momentum caused his left hand to contact the grinder wheel. He suffered a laceration to the back of the hand between the thumb and index finger, and was hospitalized. The grinder was not guarded at the time.

Incident Summary

On August 22, 2022, a worker at True Temper Sports, Inc. in AMORY, Mississippi suffered cuts, lacerations to the hand(s), except finger(s). The incident was classified as injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker, with hand grinders-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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