Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 107340.015 - Employee incurs multiple injures while attempting to trouble

Accident Summary Nr: 107340.015 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 07/07/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1329960.015	07/16/2018		238320	Proclaim Painting Llc

Abstract: At 10:45 a.m. on July 7, 2018, an employee attempted to troubleshoot a malfunction with a blasting pot. The employee removed his blasting helmet and opened the electrical section of the blasting pot, but did not lock out / tag out the power sources to do so. While inspecting the electrical connections, the employee accidentally touched two wires together and activated the blasting nozzle. The nozzle of the still pressurized blasting pot, was pointed towards the employee's face when it discharged the blasting media. The employee was hospitalized for injuries to his eyes from foreign bodies and contusions, abrasions to his face.

Keywords: Abrasion, Blasting, Contusion, Eye, Face, Lockout/Tagout, Malfunction, PPE, Pressure Release, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair				23

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1329960.015	29	M	Hospitalized injury		Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior painting and decorating Fatality Cause:

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