Accident Report Detail

Accident: 1004464 - Employee Falls When Struck By Air Line From A Sandblaster

**Accident: 1004464 -- Report ID: 0253620 -- Event Date: 11/13/1989**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
108473083	02/06/1990	1611	Highway Department Town Of Almond

At approximately 9:30 a.m. on November 13, 1989, Employee #1 was preparing to shut down a compressor in a sandblasting operation. Employee #1 was climbing into the compressor unit to release the pressure when the air line disconnected striking him in his face causing him to fall 5.5 ft to the ground, landing on his back. Employee #1 was hospitalized with injuries to his lower face and a cracked vertebrate in his lower lumbar region.

Keywords: compressor, back, fall, struck by, face, sandblasting, vertebra

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	108473083			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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