Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 201487907 - Plumber Is Struck in Face by Flying Object and Loses Eye
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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125759308 | 07/19/2005 | 1711 | 238220 | J.R. Pierce Plumbing Co., Inc. |
Abstract: On June 17, 2005, a plumber was testing piping at a residence under construction. The employee inflated a rubber Cherne Long Test-ball, Model Number 83644, designed for a maximum pressure of 30 psi, with carbon dioxide from a 700 lb cylinder. The cylinder had no pressure regulator or pressure gage. During a routine plumbers test, the plumber was struck in the face by an overinflated rubber test plug, which catastrophically ruptured. He sustained facial injuries, damage to his right eye, and loss of his left eye. He remained hospitalized for three days. The employee was not wearing safety glasses.
End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
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Single family or duplex dwelling | New project or new addition | $5,000,000 to $20,000,000 | 2 | 20 |
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
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1 | 125759308 | Hospitalized injury | Foreign Body Ineye | Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile |