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Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

1 hospitalization · 2017065744 · 6/22/2017 · Sloan & Company, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

Cause

Event
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source
Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Sloan & Company, Inc.
Location
140 ridgewood ave, PARAMUS, NEW JERSEY, 07652
NAICS
238310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cutting wood with a miter saw when the wood kicked out, causing his left hand to contact the saw blade. His hand was lacerated and fractured, requiring hospitalization and surgery. The saw was guarded and proper PPE was worn at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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