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Fort Riley TSC USATA

Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — FORT RILEY, KANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Fort Riley TSC USATA in FORT RILEY, KANSAS
Employer Fort Riley TSC USATA Report ID 20191111885
Address BLDG 8100 1st Division Road, Room 147 City, State ZIP FORT RILEY, KANSAS 66442
Event Date November 14, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Eye(s)
Event Type Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker Source of Injury Ratchet drivers-nonpowered
Industry (NAICS) 541380 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.11000, -96.83000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a ratchet to apply pressure to and calibrate a torque wrench when the ratchet struck his eyeglasses and pushed them into his left eye, causing an eye injury.

Incident Summary

On November 14, 2019, a worker at Fort Riley TSC USATA in FORT RILEY, KANSAS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the eye(s). The incident was classified as injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker, with ratchet drivers-nonpowered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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