Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170697528 - Employee injured when struck in eye by flying glass

Accident Summary Nr: 170697528 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 04/09/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119759926	06/15/1995	7389	0	Aero Sweep

Abstract: Employee #1 was working as a sweeper operator for Air-O-Sweep, a company that sweeps parking lots at shopping centers and businesses. He stated that he heard a noise and looked out the window as he turned to the right. A 75 percent full glass Pepsi bottle came out of the sweeper area and was rolling away from the sweeper when it exploded. Employee #1 was struck in the right eye by flying glass. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: EYE, BROKEN GLASS, EXPLOSION, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119759926			Hospitalized injury	Foreign Body Ineye	Truck drivers, light

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