Inspection Detail

Inspection: 124800962 - Stans Heating & Gas Appliance Service Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Bend

Inspection Nr: 124800962

Report ID: 1054115

Date Opened: 09/06/1994

Site Address:
Stans Heating & Gas Appliance Service Inc
348 Snowmoody Rd
Ontario, OR 97914

Mailing Address:
197 Nw 16th St, Ontario, OR 97914

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7629

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/06/1994

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/06/1994

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 792937

Event: 09/06/1994

Employee injured when struck in eye by tin snips

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

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

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