Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 817551 - Employee injured when struck by debris

Accident Summary Nr: 817551 -- Report ID: 0111500 -- Event Date: 07/31/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
113211205	07/31/1992	3669	0	Bendix Cheshire Operations

Abstract: Employee #1, a maintenance worker, was attempting to see how a gyro worked. He took a scrap gyro and placed it up against a compressed air line. The gyro spun out of control and exploded. Fragments of the gyro penetrated Employee #1's head and abdomen. Employee #1 was hospitalized for approximately 45 days.

Keywords: HEAD, MAINTENANCE, ABDOMEN, EXPLOSION, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, LOST CONTROL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	113211205			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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