Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 130444.015 - Employee injures thumb while media blasting

Accident Summary Nr: 130444.015 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 10/13/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1497995.015	10/16/2020		238320	Forjak Industrial

Abstract: At 3:00 a.m. on October 13, 2020, Employee #1 was performing media blasting on structural steel at an auto care center to clean and prepare it for coating. After about an hour of blasting, the nozzle became clogged, causing the employee to lose control. During the incident, the employee's left hand slid in front of the blasting nozzle, and pressurized garnet-sand media entered the hand. The employee sustained a high-pressure laceration and abrasion to the left thumb and was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Abrasion, Blasting, Hand, Laceration, Thumb

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair			1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1497995.015	23	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause:

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