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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2016043232 · 4/18/2016 · Limbach Company Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
Source
Fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation

Employer

Name
Limbach Company Inc.
Location
Goggle Jobsite, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, 15206
NAICS
238990
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Two employees were manually lifting a power cooling fan (approximately 60 pounds) off a stack of units on a pallet. While lowering a unit on a cart, the injured employee lost grip, or the unit shifted, and the employee suffered a left wrist laceration requiring surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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