Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 790303 - Employee injured when struck in eye by flying piece of metal

Accident Summary Nr: 790303 -- Report ID: 1054115 -- Event Date: 12/09/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
124764564	12/09/1994	3444	0	J & R Canopy

Abstract: While Employee #1 was splitting wood for a shop-heating wood stove, the 8 lb splitting maul he was using became stuck in a piece of wood. Employee #1 hit the rear of the maul head with a 5 lb sledge hammer to release it. A 1/2 in. by 3/16 in. fragment flew off the head of the maul and through Employee #1's left eye. He underwent emergency surgery at St. Charles Medical Center for removal of the fragment. The next day, he went to Portland for a corneal transplant. Outcome of the surgery was uncertain.

Keywords: EYE, SPLINTER, PPE, STUCK, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, HAND TOOL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	124764564			Hospitalized injury	Foreign Body Ineye	Helpers, mechanics and repairers

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