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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2015052583 · 5/28/2015 · Savard Labor & Professional Staffing, L.L.C.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s) and wrist(s)
Nature of injury
Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source
Hand grinders-powered
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Savard Labor & Professional Staffing, L.L.C.
Location
Corner of Mississippi St. & 10th St., FORT POLK, LOUISIANA, 71459
NAICS
561311
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A temporary labor employee was using a grinder outfitted with a cutting wheel to cut metal truss material for the roofers. The employee's glove was caught by the spinning cutting wheel drawing the employee's hand into the cutting blade. The employee suffered lacerations to the wrist and hand area. The employee was sent to the hospital where he was admitted.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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