Found everywhere from metal fabrication shops to homeowners garages these wheels are very safe when used correctly.
Grinder cut off wheel accidents.
Employee s finger is partially amputated while operating gri.
Using the wrong wheel can cause safety hazards for the grinder as well as it will damage the wheel.
These angle grinder accidents ranges from minor to severe.
It s important to use them correctly.
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.
Apply excessive pressure onto the wheel so that the driving motor slows down.
Always switch the machine off and allow the wheel to stop revolving.
Some resulting to fatality.
If your wheel exceeds these rpm s or is otherwise used improperly it can tear apart.
Employee using grinder is cut.
The metal being ground an also be wasted.
He was taken to hospital by rescue helicopter but died the same day.
However accidents have occurred because of misuse and abuse of these wheels.
To work with high strength steel there are harder wheels.
On september 30 2014.
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.
The speed varies among various grinding wheels.
Please learn from my stupid.
Portable cut off wheels are among the most common bonded abrasive products in use.
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.
Using the wrong wheel for the task or using the tool incorrectly can cause serious accidents.
The good news is that over 90 of these accidents are preventable if good safety precautions are adopted.
Going for the wrong speed.
Stop the wheel by applying pressure to the periphery or face.
Employee ignites reflective vest while grinding metal tubing.
Another reason is that some wheels just aren t built to last.
They are a handheld power tool often found on construction sites used for cutting grinding and polishing.
Angle grinders are a type of abrasive wheel.
I had a accident while trying to take some paint off a piece of scrap metal.
Grind on the side of cutting off wheels.
I ended up with a angle grinder stuck into my hand.