Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202553152 - Employee's Eye Is Injured by Debris from Floor Scraper

Accident Summary Nr: 202553152 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 04/22/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313170151	05/02/2011	1541	236220	Alta Services Inc Dba Alta Contracting

Abstract: On April 22, 2011, Employee #1 was working for his employer, a demolition contractor. The company was working at Newport Beach Fashion Island, and employees of the company were engaged in a floor stripping demolition operation. Employee #1 was working near a Terminator industrial ride-on floor scraper machine. The machine threw some debris in the air, which struck Employee #1's safety glasses. Some of the debris got around the safety glasses and entered Employee #1's right eye, causing a serious injury. The injury was reported to DOSH on April 25, 2011.

Keywords: EYE, STRIPPING MACHINE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Demolition		Under $50,000	1	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313170151			Hospitalized injury	Foreign Body Ineye	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Other

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