Kugler Oil Company CDF

Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker — Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury — CULBERTSON, NEBRASKA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Kugler Oil Company CDF in CULBERTSON, NEBRASKA
Employer Kugler Oil Company CDF Report ID 2023032699
Address 71748 Railroad Avenue City, State ZIP CULBERTSON, NEBRASKA 69024
Event Date March 27, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury Body Part Eye(s)
Event Type Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker Source of Injury Drills-powered
Industry (NAICS) 325311 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 40.22000, -100.83000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a cordless hammer drill with a hole saw attachment to drill a 3-inch hole into a chemical tank. The hole saw became hung up, causing the drill to kick back at the employee and strike him in the right eye. The employee sustained traumatic iritis.

Incident Summary

On March 27, 2023, a worker at Kugler Oil Company CDF in CULBERTSON, NEBRASKA suffered swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury to the eye(s). The incident was classified as injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker, with drills-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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