Accident Report Detail

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Accident: 170006654 - Employee Burned And Blinded By Grout Compound

**Accident: 170006654 -- Report ID: 1055360 -- Event Date: 12/23/1997**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
115172850	12/23/1997	1781	Barnes Inc Dba Barnes Drilling

Employee #1 was filling bore holes in rock with an expanding grout compound designed to break the rock. The compound overpressureized the rock and was expelled into Employee #1's face. He suffered chemical burns that resulted in permanent loss of eyesight. He had apparently applied the compound incorrectly and had not been wearing eye protection.

Keywords: ejected, eye, protective clothing, ppe, work rules, construction, chemical burn, flying object, face, chemical

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Other heavy construction		Other		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	115172850			Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Occupation not reported	FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Demolition FatCause: Fire/explosion

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