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Accident Summary Nr: 102183.015 - Worker, struck by tilting window frame, incurs facial fractu

Accident Summary Nr: 102183.015 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 07/14/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1253997.015	08/09/2017		238150	Tower Glass Inc.

Abstract: At 1:45 p.m. on July 14, 2017, Employee #1 and Coworkers #1 and #2, employed by a glass company, were performing window installations at a college building. They were using a forklift, hand tools, screws, and a pry bar to install window frames. Employee #1 was kneeling in front of the left side of a vertical window frame and adjusting the frame's position with the pry bar. The frame tilted and struck the left side of Employee #1's face. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was treated for multiple acute left orbital facial fractures, an acute LeFort fracture, an acute left maxillary fracture, a large complex lip laceration and several missing teeth. Employee #1 spent 23 hours at the hospital and then was discharged.

Keywords: Construction, Face, Fracture, Head, Installing, Laceration, Material Handling, Pry Bar, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition			4	14

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1253997.015	36	M	Hospitalized injury		Glaziers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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