Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200450401 - Employee dies after steel rod strikes eye

Accident Summary Nr: 200450401 -- Report ID: 0418600 -- Event Date: 06/02/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109148841	06/04/1998	2411	0	Asplundh Tree Expert Co.

Abstract: A coworker was trying to pass a long steel rod through six holes on a Ford camper shell to secure the side compartments together. Employee #1, age 19, was approaching the camper when the rod came through the last hole and struck him in the eye. He sustained brain damage and died after the life support machines were disconnected.

Keywords: EYE, CLEARANCE, HEAD, WORK RULES, STRUCK BY, LOGGING, BRAIN, COMMUNICATION, PUNCTURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109148841			Fatality	Foreign Body Ineye	Occupation not reported

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