Struck against stationary object while rising, lowering · Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Metalplate Galvanizing, L.P., 1120 39th Street North, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA 35234
on , Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures, affecting the eye(s).
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Final narrative
The injured employee was helping a co-worker secure finishing material to a pallet using steel strapping (5/8" wide, 0.20" thick). The co-worker went to hand the strapping to the injured employee when they bent down and their right eye contacted the steel strapping, resulting in a laceration to the cornea and injury to the retina.
HospitalizedEye(s)Strapping, bands
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