Cuts, lacerations

Name: Cuts, lacerations at Illinois Institute of Technology
Start: 8/14/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015085801 · 8/14/2015 · Illinois Institute of Technology

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple face locations
Nature of injury: Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Broken glass, glass chips, or fibers

Employer

Name: Illinois Institute of Technology
Location: 10 W. 35th St., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60616
NAICS: 611310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was creating a new chemical inside a fume hood when the beaker exploded. The employee received multiple lacerations to the face from the beaker glass.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown