Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170163497 - Employee injured when struck in eye by rivet

Accident Summary Nr: 170163497 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 01/09/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112079462	01/11/1991	3721	0	The Boeing Company

Abstract: At approximately 2:15 p.m. on January 9, 1991, Employee #1 was snipping a rivet head with die cutters when his vision became impaired by rain on his safety glasses. His head was tilted to the sky, and instead of wiping the rainwater from the lenses, he apparently tilted his glasses at an angle so that he could see the rivet. While in this position, he cut the rivet, and it struck the right side of his unprotected right eye. He suffered a laceration that required 11 stitches to close. Employee #1 was transported by paramedics to St. Mary's Hospital for treatment.

Keywords: EYE, RIVET PRESS, WORK RULES, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, HAND TOOL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112079462			Hospitalized injury	Foreign Body Ineye	Occupation not reported

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