Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200960631 - Employee injured when struck by flying piston

Accident Summary Nr: 200960631 -- Report ID: 0352430 -- Event Date: 11/25/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
127370302	11/26/1996	1623	0	J.M. Comer Construction, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was using a pneumatic chipping hammer to create a opening in a concrete manhole box when catastrophic failure caused the bit assembly to fall out of the housing. When he placed the tool on the ground, the trigger was depressed and the chipping hammer actuated. The piston flew out of the cylinder, struck the concrete box, and ricocheted back, striking Employee #1 on the right side of his face. He was hospitalized with broken bones, a collapsed sinus cavity, and eye disorders.

Keywords: EYE, PORTABLE POWER TOOL, FRACTURE, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, FACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Other		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	127370302			Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Cutting concrete pavement Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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