Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 792937 - Employee injured when struck in eye by tin snips

Accident Summary Nr: 792937 -- Report ID: 1054115 -- Event Date: 09/06/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
124800962	09/06/1994	7629	0	Stans Heating & Gas Appliance Service Inc

Abstract: At approximately 4:00 p.m. on August 30, 1994, Employee #1 and a coworker were installing duct work in the attic of a new house. The coworker was working from a stepladder and knocked a pair of tin snips off the top plate of an 8 ft wall. He yelled, "Heads," and Employee #1, who was below, looked up. He was struck by the rubber handle of the tin snips that had fallen approximately 30 inches. He was hospitalized with a bruised left eye.

Keywords: EYE, INSTALLING, WORK RULES, STRUCK BY, HAND TOOL, FALLING OBJECT, COMMUNICATION, CONTUSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	124800962			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Sheetmetal duct installers

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