Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 107730.015 - Employee injures hand and wrist during sandblasting

Accident Summary Nr: 107730.015 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 07/07/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1333118.015	07/27/2018		238320	Mohon Blasting And Coatings Llc

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on July 7, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a sandblasting company, was working from a ladder and operating a sandblaster to blast Black Beauty water clarifier onto a wall at a sewer/water treatment plant. The ladder began to tip, and the employee fell. As he fell, he blasted his hand and wrist. The employee was transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for hand and wrist injuries, including damaged nerves. The employee's injuries required a skin graft.

Keywords: Blasting, Construction, Fall, Fall Protection, Hand, Hose, Ladder, Maintenance, Nerve damage, Repair, Sandblasting, Skin, Unsecured, Wrist

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		Maintenance or repair				20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1333118.015	27	M	Hospitalized injury		Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Stripping and curing concrete Fatality Cause:

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