Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202287769 - Employee killed when struck in eye by flying piece of metal

Accident Summary Nr: 202287769 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 07/22/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109314534	07/25/1997	3354	0	Florida Extruders International, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, age 20, was removing a piece of metal banding from around a bundle of scrap aluminum when the piece of metal slipped from his hands and flew out. It pierced through his eye and 6 in. into his head. The Sanford police responded, and Employee #1 was taken to Sanford Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 4:00 a.m. on July 25, 1997.

Keywords: EYE, HEAD, SLIP, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, METAL STRIP, LOST CONTROL, PUNCTURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109314534			Fatality	Foreign Body Ineye	Misc. metal & plastic processing machine operators

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