Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury

Name: Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury at MEB General Contractors
Start: 5/11/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016054040 · 5/11/2016 · MEB General Contractors

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Eye(s)
Nature of injury: Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Plastic chips, particles
Secondary source: Handtools-nonpowered, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: MEB General Contractors
Location: 2755 Aquia Pump Station, QUANTICO, VIRGINIA, 22134
NAICS: 236220
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

Two employees were working together to align a PVC vent pipe. When one of the employees used a 2-pound hammer to strike a PVC wedge, the PVC wedge fractured, and a piece of the wedge entered the right side of the employee's eye, past the safety glasses.

Source

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