Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201486453 - Employee cuts hand with sheet metal

Accident Summary Nr: 201486453 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 05/20/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125756932	06/18/2004	1711	238220	Greiner (Hvac)

Abstract: On May 20, 2004, an employee was working in furnace closet pulling thermostat wire from the ceiling. The wire got caught somewhere in the wall, and the employee pulled with extra force and the wire came through. When the wire gave way, the employee's wrist slid across a piece of sheet metal located on the furnace plenum. The employee sustained a laceration on his right wrist after coming in contact with a piece of sheet metal. The employee was transported to the hospital, treated, and transported to another hospital for surgery. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: SHEET METAL, STRUCK AGAINST, LACERATION, HAND

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125756932			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Miscellaneous precision workers, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Other

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