Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170006654 - Employee burned and blinded by grout compound

Accident Summary Nr: 170006654 -- Report ID: 1055360 -- Event Date: 12/23/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115172850	12/23/1997	1781	0	Barnes Inc Dba Barnes Drilling

Abstract: 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		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		Other		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	115172850			Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion

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