Cuts, lacerations

Name: Cuts, lacerations at Panhandle Concrete Cutting, Inc.
Start: 4/12/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016043068 · 4/12/2016 · Panhandle Concrete Cutting, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Upper arm(s)
Nature of injury: Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source: Saws-powered, except chainsaws

Employer

Name: Panhandle Concrete Cutting, Inc.
Location: Naval Air Station Pensacola, Building 1878A, PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, 32508
NAICS: 238990
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a hand saw while cutting concrete blocks when the blade pinched up and kicked back. The employee lost control of his upper hand, and the machine spun around and came down on his left bicep, lacerating the muscle. He was hospitalized for surgery.

Source

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