A Partial List of Accidents Involving Grinders
| Case | Accident | Date | Fatal | SIC | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 201270436 | 12/21/1997 | X | 3321 | Struck By Fragments From A Broken Grinding Wheel. |
| 2 | 170900906 | 10/09/1997 | 3546 | Caught Finger in Grinding Wheel | |
| 3 | 170104749 | 03/01/1997 | X | 3321 | Struck By Broken Grinding Wheel Piece |
| 4 | 201150463 | 11/19/1996 | 4213 | Unguarded Grinding Wheel Shattered, Loss Right Eye | |
| 5 | 300805272 | 09/27/1996 | 3366 | Grinding Wheel Cut Face | |
| 6 | 170587992 | 06/21/1996 | 2674 | Finger Ground in Grinding Wheel | |
| 7 | 201110079 | 06/14/1996 | 3593 | Grinding Wheel | |
| 8 | 014317374 | 10/26/1995 | X | 3322 | Employee Killed When Grinding Wheel Disintegrates |
| 9 | 014409858 | 08/03/1995 | X | 1799 | Employee Killed When Struck By Grinding Wheel Fragment |
| 10 | 170743090 | 03/01/1995 | 3321 | Employee Injured By Exploding Grinding Wheel | |
| 11 | 170395644 | 11/16/1994 | 3312 | Employee's Finger Amputated By Grinding Wheel | |
| 12 | 014524904 | 10/04/1994 | X | 3321 | Struck By Exploding Grinding Wheel |
| 13 | 000781716 | 10/27/1993 | 4941 | Employee Struck By Grinding Wheel | |
| 14 | 170359574 | 10/13/1993 | 7538 | Employee's Index Finger Is Amputated By Grinding Wheel | |
| 15 | 170696496 | 08/01/1993 | 2033 | Employee's Fingers Struck By Grinding Wheel | |
| 16 | 170152193 | 02/23/1993 | 3999 | Employee Injured As Grinding Wheel Disintegrates | |
| 17 | 170717763 | 09/23/1992 | 0921 | Employee's Thumb Tip Amputated in Grinding Wheel | |
| 18 | 001001205 | 12/10/1991 | 3792 | Employee's Left Thumb Amputated on Grinding Wheel | |
| 19 | 170683924 | 11/11/1991 | 3533 | Employee Catches Hand Between Bit and Grinding Wheel | |
| 20 | 170175475 | 09/11/1991 | 4512 | Employee's Fingers Nearly Severed By Grinding Wheel | |
| 21 | 000956094 | 08/30/1991 | 3321 | Employee Disfigured When Struck By Grinding Wheel | |
| 22 | 014330542 | 08/14/1991 | 3321 | Employee Injured When Struck By Exploding Grinding Wheel | |
| 23 | 000773903 | 07/03/1991 | X | 3599 | Employee Killed When Struck By Broken Grinding Wheel |
| 24 | 000767228 | 10/12/1990 | X | 3321 | Employee Killed When Struck By Pieces of Grinding Wheel |
| 25 | 000795005 | 09/27/1990 | 1611 | Employee's Leg Lacerated in Grinding Wheel Explosion | |
| 26 | 014537526 | 08/02/1990 | 7353 | Employee Struck By Grinding Wheel | |
| 27 | 000760140 | 01/17/1990 | 3599 | Employee's Fingers Amputated Between Chuck & Grinding Wheel | |
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Source: OSHA Database 1990 - 1997 |
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Keith Piercy, OSHA Tampa, Florida Area Office, Local Emphasis Project, 1999