Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 115845.015 - Employee fractures eye socket when hydraulic wrench fails

Accident Summary Nr: 115845.015 -- Report ID: 0950671 -- Event Date: 10/23/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1358490.015	11/06/2018		811310	Integra Services Technologies, Inc.

Abstract: At 6:30 p.m. on October 23, 2018, an employee was de-torqing a man-way cover on a steam drum using a hydraulic wrench. The employee was struck in the face by the wrench when the square drive failed causing the wrench to come off the socket. The employee sustained a fracture to his eye socket and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Contusion, Eye, Face, Flying Object, Fracture, Hand Tool, Hydraulic Tool, Laceration, Maintenance, Malfunction, Manhole, Manhole Cover, Mech Malfunction, PPE, Projectile, Repair, Struck Against, Struck By, Wrench

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1358490.015	41	M	Hospitalized injury		Technicians, n.e.c.

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