Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202587655 - Tie Down Chain Strikes, Fractures Truck Driver's Eye Socket

Accident Summary Nr: 202587655 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 07/30/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315318907	08/03/2012	4212	484110	Fundis Company Dba Nevcal Trucking

Abstract: At approximately 8:52 a.m. on July 30, 2012, Employee #1, 46-year-old male truck driver with Fundis Company Dba Nevcal Trucking, was adjusting the position of the chain wrapped around the stacks of chassis prior to transport. Employee #1 was manually operating the handle of the chain binder at eye level when it hit his right eye socket. Employee #1 sustained a fracture and laceration under his right eye socket. Employee #1 was transported to Highland hospital in Oakland. Surgery was performed, and he was released from the hospital on August 1, 2012.

Keywords: CHAIN, EYE, FRACTURE, SKULL, TRUCK, STRUCK BY, TIE-OFF, TRUCK DRIVER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315318907			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Truck drivers, heavy

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