Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171043078 - Employee injured when glass strikes his face

Accident Summary Nr: 171043078 -- Report ID: 1055350 -- Event Date: 03/08/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115482721	03/08/1995	7363	0	Add-Temporary Help Service Inc

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on March 8, 1995, Employee #1 was helping a coworker remove sheets of glass from a rolling storage rack. Employee #1's job was to hold random pieces of sheet glass while they removed one from the middle of the rack. He was standing in the middle of the rack, balancing panes of glass, when the weight became too much for him. The glass that he was holding fell on top of him. He sustained life-threatening cuts to his face and was hospitalized.

Keywords: BROKEN GLASS, WORK RULES, LACERATION, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, OFF LOADING, STRUCK BY, FACE, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115482721			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported
2	902811785					Occupation Not Listed

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