Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 138430.015 - Employee sustains head trauma, struck against raised guard

Accident Summary Nr: 138430.015 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 05/21/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1537720.015	06/22/2021		488190	General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:27 p.m. on May 21, 2021, an employee working as an engineering technician was engaged in maintenance work on an electronic chip assembly machine (Pick & Place machine). The employee is believed to have inadvertently hit his head on the raised machine guard, which measures approximately 63 inches from the floor. The employee is approximately 70 inches tall. The employee did not say anything for approximately 3 weeks after hitting his head and none of his coworkers were aware of the incident. The employee also said that he has no memory how exactly he hit his head. A coworker (supervisor) ensured that the employee was hospitalized when he began to exhibit symptoms. At the hospital, a cat scan confirmed a subdural hematoma (internal bleeding in the head) and surgery was required.

Keywords: Bleeding, Brain, Brain Bleed, Engineering Controls, Engineering Technician, Head, Internal Bleeding, Lack of Engineering Controls, Maintenance, Manufacturing, Metal, Struck Against, Subdural Hematoma, Technician, Traumatic Brain Injury

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1537720.015	59	M	Hospitalized injury		Industrial engineering technicians

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