OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221375074
CALIBER HOLDINGS CORPORATION
BERWYN, IL·
Event description
Employee injures eye when struck by breaking abrasive wheel
Investigation abstract
At 7:45 a.m. on July 7, 2021, Employee #1, a painter, was attempting to remove residual material from a part using a portable pneumatic-powered abrasive wheel. The organic wheel was not rated for the speed of the pneumatic tool and broke apart, striking Employee #1 in the left eye. The employee was transported to MacNeal Hospital in Berwyn, Illinois, and then transferred to John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County in Chicago, Illinois, where he was admitted for treatment.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 35 M
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 579
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