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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2015096498 · 9/7/2015 · VALLEY SOUTH TEXAS INTERIORS, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Head, unspecified
Nature of injury
Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source
Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
Secondary source
Chainsaws-powered

Employer

Name
VALLEY SOUTH TEXAS INTERIORS, INC.
Location
Texas Regional Bank, MCALLEN, TEXAS, 78503
NAICS
238310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On September 7, 2015, at about 04:00 PM, an employee fell from a 4- to 5-foot scaffold while cutting an aluminum structure beam with a chain saw. The saw kicked back, causing the employee to lose his balance and fall to the concrete floor. He sustained a head laceration and was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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