Installed Building Products, Inc.

Struck by object or equipment, unspecified - Cuts, lacerations - FITCHBURG, Massachusetts

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Installed Building Products, Inc. in FITCHBURG, Massachusetts
Employer Installed Building Products, Inc.
Address Madsen Homes
City, State ZIP FITCHBURG, Massachusetts 01420
Report ID 2015118367
Event Date November 6, 2015
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations
Body Part Eye(s)
Event Type Struck by object or equipment, unspecified
Source of Injury Tools, instruments, and equipment, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 238310
GPS Coordinates 42.57000, -71.80000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was installing fiberglass insulation in a cellar when the metal hanger that holds the insulation under the floor hit and lacerated the employee's eye, requiring an operation.

Incident Summary

On November 6, 2015, a worker at Installed Building Products, Inc. in FITCHBURG, Massachusetts suffered cuts, lacerations to the eye(s). The incident was classified as struck by object or equipment, unspecified, with tools, instruments, and equipment, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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