Cuts, lacerations

Name: Cuts, lacerations at Red Roof Inns, Inc
Start: 8/31/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017088430 · 8/31/2017 · Red Roof Inns, Inc

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Air conditioning units

Employer

Name: Red Roof Inns, Inc
Location: 1113 Butterfield Rd., DOWNERS GROVE, ILLINOIS, 60515
NAICS: 721110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was removing an air conditioning unit from a wall when he dropped an envelope in the unit. As he attempted to retrieve the envelope, the unit's fan blade deeply lacerated his hand, requiring surgery.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown