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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2016065637 · 6/23/2016 · U.S. Department of Army/McAlester Army Ammunition Plant

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event
Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source
Saws-powered, except chainsaws

Employer

Name
U.S. Department of Army/McAlester Army Ammunition Plant
Location
The Directorate of Engineering, MCALESTER, OKLAHOMA, 74501
NAICS
928110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a gas-powered chop saw to cut through a water line. When he made the second cut, the pipe slipped down and bound the saw blade. The saw wrenched from his hands, rotated, and came back with the blade cutting the employee from the shoulder across the chest.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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