Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202477360 - Employee's Face Is Struck by Debris and Injures Eye

Accident Summary Nr: 202477360 -- Report ID: 0950636 -- Event Date: 03/31/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312666480	04/20/2011	1611	237310	J Mcloughlin Engineering Co.Inc

Abstract: At approximately 2:30 a.m. on March 31, 2011, Employee #1 was cutting concrete with a power tool without required face or eye protection. As he cut the concrete, a piece of concrete broke and was ejected. The debris hit him in the face just below his left eye, resulting in a face contusion and eye brow cut. Employee #1 was transported to a medical center where he received treatment and was then hospitalized.

Keywords: EYE, PORTABLE POWER TOOL, PPE, STRUCK BY, FACE, CONCRETE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair		$250,000 to $500,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312666480			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Cutting concrete pavement Fatality Cause: Other

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