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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2016032009 · 3/7/2016 · XPO Logistics

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Wrist(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source
Box cutters and razor knives

Employer

Name
XPO Logistics
Location
14208 Hughes Lane, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75254
NAICS
488999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was making an inside delivery and was cutting a strap with a box cutter. The strap was resistant to the box cutter, so he pulled with more force. The blade came past the box and cut his inside wrist and forearm area, severing a blood vessel. He was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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