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Hand Grinder Safety Toolbox Talk

The document discusses two incidents where workers were injured by angle grinders, one receiving a serious cut and the other being blinded. It provides safety tips for using grinders such as inspecting wheels, ensuring guards are used, wearing proper PPE, and letting wheels fully stop before setting tools down.

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Hand Grinder Safety Toolbox Talk

The document discusses two incidents where workers were injured by angle grinders, one receiving a serious cut and the other being blinded. It provides safety tips for using grinders such as inspecting wheels, ensuring guards are used, wearing proper PPE, and letting wheels fully stop before setting tools down.

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Hand Grinder Safety

One worker, who momentarily lost control of an angle grinder with a cut disc, received a
serious cut on his hand, embedding a piece of steel, and nicking a tendon in his finger.
In addition, with the resulting infection, he narrowly avoided losing his entire finger. The
infection and the risk of losing the tendon caused the incident to become lost-time, with the
employee needing a PICC line (IV) in his arm for several weeks.

In another case, one person was blinded when a cut disc blew apart and a section of the
disc broke through the worker’s face shield and safety glasses. The investigation revealed
that the cut disc was only rated for a 6,000 RPM tool while air die grinders average 18,000
RPMs.

We’ve all seen what they can do to steel and concrete. When used without precise attention
and care, grinders can quickly cause significant damage to flesh and bone. Be careful!

How to Protect Yourself:


• Inspect wheels before installing them and before using the tool. Discard and replace
excessively worn disks.

• Know the RPM rating of the disk and the tool. NEVER use a disk that doesn’t match the
RPM rating on the tool.

• Ensure that wheels fit freely on the spindles and remain free under all grinding conditions.

• Ensure that abrasive wheels have hoods or guards to protect from flying fragments of a
bursting wheel. Ensure those guards are mounted in proper alignment with the wheel to
protect the user.

• Ensure all contact surfaces of wheels, blotters, and flanges are flat and free of foreign
matter to avoid projectiles.

• If there is a bushing in the wheel hole, ensure that it doesn’t exceed the width of the wheel
and it doesn’t contact the flanges.

• Be mindful of the ”spin down” time. Let the wheel come to a stop before setting the tool
down.

• Always wear your PPE! Hardhat, safety glasses, face shield, and protective gloves should
be worn at a minimum.

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