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Accident Summary Nr: 104760.015 - Employee is struck by a metal piece on lower leg resulting i

Accident Summary Nr: 104760.015 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 12/07/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1285129.015	12/22/2017		423930	Ecology Auto Parts Inc.

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on December 07, 2017, an employee was using oxy-acetylene gas to cut scrap metal munition pieces into smaller pieces to ensure that the pieces would be accepted by the recycling facility. As the employee was cutting one piece, it popped open and a piece of metal shrapnel struck his left leg, fracturing it. The employee was taken to the hospital and treated for a fracture. The employee also required a skin graft and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Acetylene Torch, Fracture, Leg, Scrap Metal, Struck By, Torch

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1285129.015	73	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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