Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 124112.015 - Employee's eye is struck and lacerated by piece of wood

Accident Summary Nr: 124112.015 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 09/05/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1439324.015	10/04/2019		236118	Rojas General Construction Inc.

Abstract: At 10:40 a.m. on September 5, 2019, Employee #1 was engaged in interior carpentry work for a new two-story residence. As he tried to split two pieces of wood with a shim, a piece of wood broke away and flew out, striking the employee's right eye. The employee required hospitalization and treatment for a laceration to the eye caused by the wood projectile.

Keywords: Carpenter, Cutting, Eye, Flying Object, Laceration, Projectile, Residential Construction, Struck By, Wood

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1439324.015	68	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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