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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2016054652 · 5/26/2016 · Day & Zimmermann NPS

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Forearm(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
Day & Zimmermann NPS
Location
13201 Highway 63 North, MOSS POINT, MISSISSIPPI, 39562
NAICS
237990
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cutting a 45-degree angle on a piece of 2x4 wood when the circular saw kicked back. The saw blade severed multiple tendons in the employee's forearm and penetrated the bone just above the wrist.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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