Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201204823 - Employee Is Injured When Struck in Eye by Piece of Metal

Accident Summary Nr: 201204823 -- Report ID: 1054114 -- Event Date: 05/22/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315902262	05/30/2012	3715	336212	General Trailer Parts Llc

Abstract: On May 22, 2012, two workers were removing an S cam off the brake system on a truck trailer. Employee #1 was holding onto the part while the other worker hit the part with a hammer. When the part was hit with the hammer, a piece of metal broke off the S cam and hit Employee #1 in the left eye. Employee #1 was transported to River Bend Hospital and surgery was conducted to remove the metal shard. Employee #1 was released the following day.

Keywords: EYE, REPAIR, BRAKE, MECHANIC, SCRAP METAL, STRUCK BY, TRACTOR TRAILER, HAND TOOL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315902262			Hospitalized injury	Foreign Body Ineye	Occupation not reported

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