Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 875369 - Employee suffers eye injury from flying debris

Accident Summary Nr: 875369 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 04/01/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119806909	06/30/1993	1771	0	Galletti & Sons

Abstract: Employee #1 and coworkers had finished pouring concrete columns and were cleaning out the pumping hose. The hose was tied and they were starting to blow out the 4 inch line. All employees in the area were told to move out of the way. When the pump was started, concrete debris flew out of the hose, hit a column, then flew into Employee #1's right eye. He was not wearing eye protection and was hospitalized for an eye injury.

Keywords: EYE, PPE, WORK RULES, CLEANING, CONSTRUCTION, HOSE, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119806909			Hospitalized injury	Foreign Body Ineye	Concrete and terrazzo finishers

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