Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170359541 - Employee struck in eye by chain binder

Accident Summary Nr: 170359541 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 08/17/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119992121	08/25/1993	9221	0	Chula Vista Public Works Dept

Abstract: At about 8:30 a.m. on August 17, 1993, Employee #1, a 45-year-old maintenance worker, was seriously injured when he was struck in the left eye by a chain binder that kicked back before it was locked. The chain binder was being used as a fastening device to lock a scraper to the blade on a front loader bucket. A cheater-bar that Employee #1 was using slipped off the lever of the chain binder, causing him to fall into the opened binder. First aid was administered by his crew and his supervisor took him across the street to a clinic, where he was treated before being taken and admitted to a local hospital. After several tests, Employee #1's left eye was removed and a false eye put in its place. The locking device has since been replaced by a bolt-on device. Employee #1 returned to work on December 6, 1993.

Keywords: EYE, KICK BACK, MAINTENANCE, FRONT END LOADER, SLIP, FALL, LOAD BINDER, STRUCK BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119992121			Hospitalized injury	Other	Truck drivers, heavy

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