Cuts, lacerations

Name: Cuts, lacerations at U.S. Dept. of the Navy
Start: 4/20/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016043315 · 4/20/2016 · U.S. Dept. of the Navy

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: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Table saws

Employer

Name: U.S. Dept. of the Navy
Location: Naval Air Station, Building 3561, PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, 32508
NAICS: 452990
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cutting a 3/4-inch plywood using a table saw when the riving knife broke, struck the saw blade, and was thrown forward, striking and lacerating the employee's right bicep. The employee was hospitalized and required wrist surgery.

Source

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