Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170831267 - Employee's eye injured when glasses shatter

Accident Summary Nr: 170831267 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 12/17/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302889258	12/20/1999	1761	0	Sessa Sheet Metal Contractors, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker were using a JLG scissor lift, model 3369, to hoist louvers and install them into a wall at a height of approximately 16 ft. At the time of the accident, they were using nylon straps and S-hooks to secure a louver to the outside of the midrail on the lift. The S-hook of the nylon strap went through 3/8 in. wide holes predrilled into the metal of the louver. They were lifting the louver when the metal collapsed and the S-hook flew out, striking Employee #1's prescription eye glasses. The glass shattered, puncturing his eye, and resulting in permanent damage. He was not wearing prescription safety glasses.

Keywords: EYE, HOISTING MECHANISM, COLLAPSE, PPE, WORK RULES, HOIST, MECH MAT HANDLING, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, AERIAL LIFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302889258			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Sheet metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing windows and doors, glazing Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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