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Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 119391.015 - Employee'S Ear Is Lacerated When Struck By Falling Metal

**Accident: 119391.015 -- Report ID: 0950647 -- Event Date: 03/21/2019**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1392633.015	04/08/2019		Powell Constructors, Inc.

At 12:45 p.m. on March 21, 2019, Employee #1 and a coworker, employed by a const ruction company, were engaged in bridge construction work. Employee #1 was work ing from an aerial lift and assisting his coworker, who was doing welding. A pi ece of welded material broke from its weld and struck Employee #1 on his hard ha t and right ear. Employee #1 was hospitalized for treatment of a laceration to the ear.

Keywords: aerial lift, blunt force trauma, bridge, construction, ear, falling object, hard hat, head, laceration, ppe, struck by, welding

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	1392633.015	55	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Placing bridge girders and beams FatCause:

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