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Winston Electric Inc. DBA Acme Electric Company

Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — LENORAH, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Winston Electric Inc. DBA Acme Electric Company in LENORAH, TEXAS
Employer Winston Electric Inc. DBA Acme Electric Company Report ID 2020021769
Address 3500 FM 829 City, State ZIP LENORAH, TEXAS 79749
Event Date February 22, 2020 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 Knives, unspecified or n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 238120 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.30000, -101.93000

Incident Narrative

An employee was in a scissor lift using a sheetrock knife to cut sheetrock. He was putting the knife on the tray when his arm hit the cable tray causing the knife to ricocheted out of his hand and strike his left eye causing damage to the retina.

Incident Summary

On February 22, 2020, a worker at Winston Electric Inc. DBA Acme Electric Company in LENORAH, TEXAS 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 knives, unspecified or n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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