Cuts, lacerations

Name: Cuts, lacerations at CRIDER, INC.
Start: 12/8/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015129304 · 12/8/2015 · CRIDER, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Metal chips, particles
Secondary source: Grinders, abraders

Employer

Name: CRIDER, INC.
Location: 1 PLANT AVE., STILLMORE, GEORGIA, 30464
NAICS: 311999
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A maintenance worker was using a pneumatic die grinder with a carbide cutting wheel to cut a piece of metal. The cutting wheel got in a bind and broke sending pieces of metal into the right side of the employee's neck and causing a laceration.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown