Accident Report Detail

Accident: 119492.015 - Employee Is Struck By Fragment Of Exploding Aerosol Can, Rec

**Accident: 119492.015 -- Report ID: 0625400 -- Event Date: 08/15/2019**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1427810.015	09/03/2019		Custom Plumbing Company

At 4:00 p.m. on August 15, 2019, an employee worked to backfill a hole using a s hovel. At some point, the shovel struck an aerosol can that then exploded. The e mployee was struck on the left arm by a fragment of the aerosol can and received a severe laceration that cut into an artery. The employee was taken to the hosp ital and admitted for treatment.

Keywords: arm, artery, cut, explosion, laceration, shovel, struck against, struck by

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition				0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	1427810.015	27	M	Hospitalized injury		Helpers, construction trades	FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Backfilling and compacting FatCause:

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