Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 123262.015 - Employee loses eye when struck by grinder disc

Accident Summary Nr: 123262.015 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 01/07/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1456754.015	01/17/2020		332322	Oney Sheetmetal, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on January 7, 2020, an employee was operating a hand-held grinder when the grinder disc flew off and struck his eye. The employee was wearing prescription eye glasses but was not wearing eye protection. The employee was hospitalized and lost his eye.

Keywords: Eye, Grinder, Machine operator, PPE, Projectile, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1456754.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury		Sheet metal worker apprentices

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