Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 142125.015 - Employee punctures eye when struck by welding wire in face

Accident Summary Nr: 142125.015 -- Report ID: 0636900 -- Event Date: 12/10/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1569705.015	12/21/2021		332710	Inwesco Incorporated

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on December 10, 2021, an employee was cutting welding wire from the end of a weld gun. The employee did not cut the wire all the way through and used his snips to tap the end of the wire. The wire bounced off the table and up under the employee's glasses puncturing his left eye and requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Cutting, Eye, Goggles, Machine Shop, Machine operator, Metal Wire, PPE, Puncture, Puncture Wound, Struck By, Welder, Welding

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1569705.015	19	M	Hospitalized injury

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