OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221426489
DIETZ TOWING INC.
ONTARIO, CA·
Event description
Employee's eye socket is fractured when struck by plastic fa
Investigation abstract
At 10:24 a.m. on December 01, 2021, an employee was checking a personal vehicle for a sound heard while he was driving to and from work. While waiting for dispatch to inform of incoming calls to tow vehicles, the employee went outside to check the truck. As the employee was revving the engine, the fan blades broke, striking him in the face. The employee was admitted and treated at the hospital for a fractured eye socket and lacerations to the face.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 24 M
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 805
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