Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202315792 - Employee's Eye Struck by Flying Object

Accident Summary Nr: 202315792 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 01/22/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119650547	03/23/2006	9621	926120	Ca Transportation-Highways

Abstract: On January 22, 2006, Employee #1, a weekend work program participant, was using a manual weed whip cutting down weeds in a field off of a highway. While swinging the whip with his right hand a weed came up and struck him in his eye under his prescription glasses. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: EYE, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, CUTTING AND BURNING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119650547			Hospitalized injury	Foreign Body Ineye	Occupation not reported

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