Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201507902 - Employee injured after fainting from hand laceration

Accident Summary Nr: 201507902 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 08/23/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310061015	08/28/2007	1761	238160	R H Tinney, Inc

Abstract: On August 23, 2007, Employee #1 was using a tin snip to cut a 24 in. piece from a 36 in. long, Z-shaped piece of 16-gauge sheet metal. He had cut several inches into the sheet metal when the back of his right hand was lacerated by the sharp edge of the metal. Employee #1 called to a coworker for help. While the coworker was getting the first aid kit, Employee #1 fainted and fell backward, striking his head on the concrete floor. He suffered a concussion, for which he was hospitalized. Employee #1 was not wearing his protective gloves at the time of the accident.

Keywords: PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, SHEET METAL, PPE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, LACERATION, FAINTED, FALL, CONCUSSION, HAND

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310061015			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Sheet metal workers

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