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Kelpe Contracting Inc.

Struck by dislodged or detached object(s) — Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures — WILDWOOD, MISSOURI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Kelpe Contracting Inc. in WILDWOOD, MISSOURI
Employer Kelpe Contracting Inc. Report ID 2024010082
Address 18445 St Albans Rd. City, State ZIP WILDWOOD, MISSOURI 63038
Event Date January 4, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures Body Part Other multiple ear(s), facial locations
Event Type Struck by dislodged or detached object(s) Source of Injury Chips, pellets metal
Secondary Source Grinders handtool
Industry (NAICS) 237110 Inspection # 1720562
GPS Coordinates 38.58000, -90.68000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a grinder to grind the hitch of a truck. The grinding disc got caught and exploded. Pieces of the disc struck the employee above their left eyelid causing a laceration to left eye, nose, and eye lid that required surgery.

Incident Summary

On January 4, 2024, a worker at Kelpe Contracting Inc. in WILDWOOD, MISSOURI suffered cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures to the other multiple ear(s), facial locations. The incident was classified as struck by dislodged or detached object(s), with chips, pellets metal identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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