They are a handheld power tool often found on construction sites used for cutting grinding and polishing.
Grinder cut off wheel accidents.
Using the wrong wheel can cause safety hazards for the grinder as well as it will damage the wheel.
Apply excessive pressure onto the wheel so that the driving motor slows down.
Stop the wheel by applying pressure to the periphery or face.
Always switch the machine off and allow the wheel to stop revolving.
However accidents have occurred because of misuse and abuse of these wheels.
I had a accident while trying to take some paint off a piece of scrap metal.
Employee using grinder is cut.
Found everywhere from metal fabrication shops to homeowners garages these wheels are very safe when used correctly.
One reason is that abrasives are built to work within a specific range of rpm s which are usually outlined on the packaging or on the wheel itself.
A welder was using an angle grinder for the preparation work when the disk of the grinder disintegrated.
To cut steel plate rode or steel casing cutter wheels are used.
The metal being ground an also be wasted.
If your wheel exceeds these rpm s or is otherwise used improperly it can tear apart.
The hand held angle grinder was fitted with a 230mm diameter cutting off wheel and when it disintegrated fragments penetrated the victim s chest and abdomen.
Portable cut off wheels are among the most common bonded abrasive products in use.
Another reason is that some wheels just aren t built to last.
Grind on the side of cutting off wheels.
He was taken to hospital by rescue helicopter but died the same day.
Some resulting to fatality.
Allow the wheel to be trapped or pinched in the cut.
Employee s finger is partially amputated while operating gri.
Going for the wrong speed.
Employee is hospitalized when struck by cut off wheel.
Please learn from my stupid.
The good news is that over 90 of these accidents are preventable if good safety precautions are adopted.
There have been several angle grinder accidents reported in our various work places.
I ended up with a angle grinder stuck into my hand.
Employee ignites reflective vest while grinding metal tubing.
It s important to use them correctly.
Angle grinders are a type of abrasive wheel.
Using the wrong wheel for the task or using the tool incorrectly can cause serious accidents.
On september 30 2014.
