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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2017010286 · 1/10/2017 · SERTA MATTRESS INC.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source
Box cutters and razor knives

Employer

Name
SERTA MATTRESS INC.
Location
6010 Horizon West Pkwy, GROVETOWN, GEORGIA, 30813
NAICS
337910
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was baling material and using a retractable box cutter to cut a box down to bale it when the blade went through the cardboard and lacerated his left wrist requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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