Accident Report Detail
Accident: 202551958 - Employee Receives Laceration When Struck By Object Within Pi
Accident: 202551958 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 08/31/2010 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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313167199 | 09/08/2010 | 8734 | Bodycote Thermal Processing | ||||
On August 31, 2010, Employee #1, a maintenance mechanic, was working on the lowering system of a thermal processing pit. As he worked, a section of the system that he was repairing fell and struck him. He was knocked against the side of the 15 ft deep pit and received a 3.15 in. laceration. Employee #1 did not fall further into the pit because he was wear a personal fall arrest system. He was transported to a medical center where he underwent medical care and was hospitalized. | |||||||
Keywords:
laceration, pit, struck by, falling object
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 313167199 | Hospitalized injury | Cut/Laceration | Machinery maintenance occupations |