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Cheney Brothers, Inc.

Struck by dislodged flying object, particle — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds — DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Cheney Brothers, Inc. in DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA
Employer Cheney Brothers, Inc. Report ID 2015021209
Address 10 North Ocean Blvd. City, State ZIP DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA 33483
Event Date February 6, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds Body Part Eye(s)
Event Type Struck by dislodged flying object, particle Source of Injury Broken glass, glass chips, or fibers
Industry (NAICS) 424420 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 26.46000, -80.05000

Incident Narrative

On or about 2/05/2015 at approximately 10:15 a.m., an employee was delivering merchandise to a customer. When the employee was placing a case of bottled soda on the hand truck, a couple of glass bottles fell to the ground and the employee was struck with glass fragments in his left eye. The employee was hospitalized overnight for glass extraction.

Incident Summary

On February 6, 2015, a worker at Cheney Brothers, Inc. in DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the eye(s). The incident was classified as struck by dislodged flying object, particle, with broken glass, glass chips, or fibers identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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