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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2015010186 · 1/13/2015 · Harcros Chemicals

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event
Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source
Wood, lumber, unspecified

Employer

Name
Harcros Chemicals
Location
2627 Weir St., DALLAS, TEXAS, 75212
NAICS
424690
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Employee was moving pallets by hand, wearing heavy cloth gloves. A piece of wood penetrated his glove and cut his left thumb. The incident was not reported at the time of the incident. On January 20, 2015, the employee called his supervisor and reported that his thumb was infected and he had been admitted to the hospital.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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