Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 171055429 - Employee's eye injured when struck by flying router bit
| Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 126775840 | 08/19/1997 | 1521 | 0 | Whitehead Contracting Inc. |
Abstract: At approximately 5:00 p.m. on August 14, 1997, Employee #1, age 17, of Whitehead Contracting, was using a Roto-Zip router to make an opening in some drywall. The router bit broke off and flew into his eye, resulting in injuries that required hospitalization. Employee #1 was not wearing eye protection although it was available and he had received training on personal protective equipment.
| End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial building | New project or new addition | $50,000 to $250,000 | 2 | ||||
| Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 126775840 | Hospitalized injury | Foreign Body Ineye | Supervisors; brickmasons, stonemasons, tilesetters | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile |
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