Cuts, lacerations

Name: Cuts, lacerations at LYON SHIPYARD, Inc.
Start: 5/27/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016054698 · 5/27/2016 · LYON SHIPYARD, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Metal chips, particles
Secondary source: Metalworking lathes

Employer

Name: LYON SHIPYARD, Inc.
Location: 1818 BROWN AVENUE, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, 23504
NAICS: 336611
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee was cutting/turning stainless steel on a summit lathe. As the shavings came off the stainless steel, they lacerated the base of his left thumb, requiring stitches and hospitalization.

Source

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