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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2017043107 · 4/6/2017 · Southern Wheel & Rim

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source
Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Grinders, abraders

Employer

Name
Southern Wheel & Rim
Location
1044 N Lane Ave., JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, 32254
NAICS
332999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a mounted hand grinder to prepare the bevel on a rim for welding when the grinding wheel broke and lacerated his left index finger, requiring surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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