Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 691733 - Employee's skull lacerated after striking head on gauge

Accident Summary Nr: 691733 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 02/24/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102100781	03/03/1987	3441	0	D & H Steel Supply Co.

Abstract: Employee #1, a welder, was at the rear of an Omada metal shear retrieving a piece of plate steel from the bin under the shear. He bent over, reached into the bin, and grasped the plate. When the 6 ft 2 in. tall employee stood up, he hit his head on the 4 ft high shear back gauge, sustaining a skull laceration. Causal factors included misjudgment by the employee, who stood up before his head had cleared the back gauge. No citations will be issued.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, HEAD, STRUCK AGAINST, WELDER, LACERATION, SKULL, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102100781			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Welders and cutters

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