Cuts, lacerations

Name: Cuts, lacerations at Overhead Door Corporation
Start: 7/15/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016076419 · 7/15/2016 · Overhead Door Corporation

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Ropes, ties, chains, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Garage doors

Employer

Name: Overhead Door Corporation
Location: 74237 Road D, BERTRAND, NEBRASKA, 68927
NAICS: 238290
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was installing a replacement garage door at a commercial business. During the installation, the crew released the tension off the last of three overhead springs. The spring caught the employee in the shoulder and upper right arm causing a severe laceration and pulling the employee into the side of the structure.

Source

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