Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170715247 - Employee's hand fractured in air compressor explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 170715247 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 01/02/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112071832	06/10/1992	7361	0	Clock Americana

Abstract: On January 2, 1992, Employee #1 was working on a clock when he heard a hissing noise from the small portable compressor on the floor. He knelt and reached under the compressor to try to feel if there was any air escaping. The compressor tank then blew, slamming Employee #1's hand onto the cement floor. Employee #1 suffered three compound fractures of his right hand and a deep laceration of the middle finger.

Keywords: COMPRESSOR, FRACTURE, FINGER, STRUCK AGAINST, COMPRESSED AIR, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, EXPLOSION, LACERATION, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112071832			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Miscellaneous precision workers, n.e.c.

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