Accident Report Detail
Accident: 201204823 - Employee Is Injured When Struck In Eye By Piece Of Metal
Accident: 201204823 -- Report ID: 1054114 -- Event Date: 05/22/2012 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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315902262 | 05/30/2012 | 3715 | General Trailer Parts Llc | ||||
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
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 315902262 | Hospitalized injury | Foreign Body Ineye | Occupation not reported |