Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201488665 - Employee Suffers Facial Injuries When Hoisting Device Fails

Accident Summary Nr: 201488665 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 05/09/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125759944	05/17/2006	1796	238290	Kinetic Systems Inc.

Abstract: On May 9, 2006, a welder was using a hoisting device to raise a 14-in. by 20-ft carbon-steel pipe. The pipe was being transferred to another hoisting device, when the first one failed. The employee was struck by flying objects and sustained a shattered eye socket, cheekbone, and a laceration over his right eye. He was treated at the scene by emergency medical personnel and then taken to a medical center. He was hospitalized for eight days.

Keywords: EYE, WELDER, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, HOIST, LACERATION, PIPE, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, FACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	4	54

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125759944			Hospitalized injury	Other	Welders and cutters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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