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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2016054647 · 5/26/2016 · Kuhn North America

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
Source
Grinders, abraders
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Kuhn North America
Location
701 Cherry Ave., GREELEY, COLORADO, 80631
NAICS
333111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a portable grinder to cut a metal stand when the grinder wheel shattered and caught his glove, pulling his hand into the grinder blade. He required surgery and hospitalization for a hand laceration.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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