Cuts, lacerations

Name: Cuts, lacerations at CAPITOL PAVING OF DC, INC.
Start: 7/12/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016076289 · 7/12/2016 · CAPITOL PAVING OF DC, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Shoulder(s) and arm(s)
Nature of injury: Cuts, lacerations

Cause

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

Employer

Name: CAPITOL PAVING OF DC, INC.
Location: Connecticut Avenue and North Hampton Street, NW, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 20009
NAICS: 237310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a chop saw to cut a granite curb. When he set the saw down, the blade was still rotating and made contact with the curb. The saw then kicked back and struck the employee in the right shoulder and forearm, slicing his skin.

Source

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