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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2016098431 · 9/7/2016 · DMG Masonry, LTD.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury
Cuts, lacerations

Cause

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

Employer

Name
DMG Masonry, LTD.
Location
Frisco Memorial High School, FRISCO, TEXAS, 75034
NAICS
238140
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cutting a concrete form on a window sill using an angle grinder with a cut-off blade. The grinder went through the plywood and struck the concrete, resulting in a kickback that caused the grinder to strike and deeply lacerate the employee's chest. He was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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