Fractures

Name: Fractures at American Piping & Boiler Company, Incorporated
Start: 9/10/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015096608 · 9/10/2015 · American Piping & Boiler Company, Incorporated

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Eye(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Metal plates, metal panels

Employer

Name: American Piping & Boiler Company, Incorporated
Location: 91-335 Kauhi Street, KAPOLEI, HAWAII, 96707
NAICS: 237120
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee was using a grinder to remove tack welds from a 12" by 4.5" steel plate. While grinding, the steel plate broke free and struck the employee's left eye. The employee sustained a left cheek and left eyebrow laceration, as well as a fractured left orbital eye socket.

Source

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