Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170202097 - Employee's eye penetrated by flying metal splinter

Accident Summary Nr: 170202097 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 10/04/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111937306	11/07/1990	5191	0	Moyer Products

Abstract: At approximately 2:00 p.m. on October 4, 1990, Employee #1, of Moyer Products, Inc., was replacing a bearing on a spreader at the ammonia sulfate bin. He was elevated in a lift cage, hammering the new 3/4 in. shaft and bearing into place when a metal splinter flew off the shaft and penetrated his right eye. Employee #1 was hospitalized for treatment of his injuries. The shafts and bearings were replaced periodically, and Employee #1 had performed this task before.

Keywords: EYE, SPLINTER, MAINTENANCE, PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, PPE, WORK RULES, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111937306			Hospitalized injury	Foreign Body Ineye	Machinery maintenance occupations

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