Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 755033 - Employee dies when chest is punctured by metal shard

Accident Summary Nr: 755033 -- Report ID: 0653510 -- Event Date: 08/14/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108505223	08/15/1991	1611	0	J & H Supply

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker were installing a sign stub. They faced each other and alternated sledge hammer swings at the stub. Employee #1 hit a glancing blow on his coworker's hammer while it was on the stub. A metal shard dislodged from Employee #1's hammer and punctured his chest cavity. He bled to death from his wound. Employee #1 had a blood alcohol level of 0.068.

Keywords: CHEST, LOSS OF BLOOD, ALCOHOL, CONSTRUCTION, INTOXICATED, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, HAND TOOL, PUNCTURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108505223			Fatality	Puncture	Construction laborers

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