"from the eyebrow to the cheek, which required stitches"

 

Many times we will use a video of dominoes, from small to very large falling over. That is to illustrate how something small can lead to something large. The Aluminium Plant Safety Blog has seen it countless times where a small incident effects something else and a larger incident occurs. A classic example would be a hydraulic leak at plant, the leak continued for a period of time that the leak ran out under the metal sheeting to the parking lot. Molten metal came into contact with the hydraulic leak igniting it. The flames started inside the building and traveled outside and either caught a forklift on fire or set a stack of pallets on fire. Something small can lead to something larger, like dominoes. Here is a recent story emphasize this idea.

The call to 118 was triggered at 8.48 am one morning during the week of January 17, 2021. The employee of a company that deals with iron and aluminum constructions in an industrial area on the outskirts of a town in Italy, needed immediate attention.

The ambulance was called by the owners of the company. The 61-year-old man made a few cuts, one of which was deeper in his face, from the eyebrow to the cheek, which required stitches. The cause seems to have been the accidental failure of a plate that triggered a series of linked events that led the man to slip and injure himself with a metal plate he had in his hands. According to what we learned by phone from the company, despite being transported in red code to the emergency room of the local hospital , once he received the first treatment the man called on the phone reassuring everyone about his health conditions.

The rescue operation which ended happily was carried out by the rescuers of the Blue Cross of Buscate. The findings of the accident were carried out by the Carabinieri of the company and the local local police.

We pray that the injured worker recovers from his injuries. It seems that the injury was severe and as we know too well that facial injuries can result in a lot of blood. Hopefully, the worker’s injuries will heal overtime and no scarring will result. This accident started innocently resulting in the worker slipping and the metal plate in his hands made contact with his face. The news article does not go over what he slipped on. Are there any slip hazards at your work? The slip hazards are two fold, items that can be slipped on, and/or inappropriate footwear.

Light Metal Age magazine just had an article on this topic. It can be found here.

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