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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2016064989 · 6/6/2016 · Harty Tractor Service

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple face locations
Nature of injury
Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source
Saws-powered, except chainsaws

Employer

Name
Harty Tractor Service
Location
Villages of Halifax II, DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA, 32114
NAICS
238910
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a chop saw to cut an 8-inch, old clay pipe to replace it with a PVC sewer pipe. The saw kicked back and the blade went through the employee's face shield, lacerating his skin from his right chin to his right ear. He was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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