Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170163612 - Employee injured when struck in eye by metal hook

Accident Summary Nr: 170163612 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 08/08/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111756623	08/13/1991	3721	0	The Boeing Company

Abstract: At approximately 4:20 p.m. on August 8, 1991, Employee #1 was rewinding a tarpaulin cover from a flatbed truck by unhooking one end of the bridge cord that held the tarpaulin by tension. The cord bounced back, and the metal hook on the end of the cord struck Employee #1 in the left eye.

Keywords: EYE, SNAPHOOK ROLLOUT, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, FLATBED TRUCK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111756623			Hospitalized injury	Foreign Body Ineye	Occupation not reported

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