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Accident: 98212.015 - Employee'S Face Is Cut When Power Tool Kicks Back
Accident: 98212.015 -- Report ID: 0355111 -- Event Date: 06/20/2017 | |||||||
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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| 1241699.015 | 06/21/2017 | Capital Interior Contractors | |||||
| At 2:25 p.m. on June 20, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was performing interior work at a commercial building, a multiemployer construct ion project. He was using a hand-held router power tool to trim out holes in pr eparation for installing ceiling lights. The router became caught on a piece of material and kicked back. It flew out of Employee #1's hands and struck his ch eek and eye. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a laceration to his cheek and ey e socket. | |||||||
Keywords:
building, construction, eye, face, installing, kick back, laceration, lighting fixture, portable power tool, struck by
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| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
| Commercial building | Alteration or rehabilitation | ||||||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
| 1 | 1241699.015 | 56 | M | Hospitalized injury | Drywall installers | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors FatCause: |
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