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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #660217

WIRE ROPE,CONSTRUCTION,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,LACERATION,STRUCK BY,FACE

Event
WIRE ROPE,CONSTRUCTION,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,LACERATION,STRUCK BY,FACE
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
660217
Report ID
111400

Event description

Employee's face lacerated when struck by broken wire

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was guiding wire spacing around a concrete water tank when the wire broke, striking and lacerating his face.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 38 M

    Nature of injury
    7
    Part of body
    9
    Event type
    1
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    4
    Environmental factor
    8
    Task assigned
    1

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