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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2016076795 · 7/26/2016 · JALISCO INTERNATIONAL

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Forearm(s)
Nature of injury
Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source
Hand grinders-powered

Employer

Name
JALISCO INTERNATIONAL
Location
I-80 and Old Post Rd., SIDNEY, NEBRASKA, 69162
NAICS
237310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cutting loose a temporary support with an angle grinder, equipped with a 4-inch cutting blade to cut a tack weld. The grinder grabbed and jumped towards his left forearm, severely lacerating it.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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