Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 126977.015 - Employee lacerates face when struck by sandblasting nozzle

Accident Summary Nr: 126977.015 -- Report ID: 0418600 -- Event Date: 03/06/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1470794.015	03/16/2020		332312	Allied Steel Corporation, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on March 6, 2020, an employee working for a fabricated structural steel manufacturer was using a manually operated abrasive cleaning nozzle to clean long steel pilings in preparation for painting. The media being used was sand. The employee walked down the length of the pilings backwards spraying the pilings. The sand struck him in the face close to his eye causing him to lose control of the sandblasting hose/nozzle. The blasting nozzle was not equipped with dead man switch so the hose did not turn off. Coworker #1 noticed that the employee was injured and signaled Coworker #2 (the pot man) to secure the hose. The employee was hospitalized to treat a laceration to the face near his eye.

Keywords: Abrasion, Abrasive Blasting, Cleaning, Contusion, Dust, Face, Flying Object, Hand Tool, Hose, Laceration, Lost Control, Material Handling, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Protective Clothing, Sand, Sandblasting, Steel, Steel Sheet Piling, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1470794.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury

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