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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2017098656 · 9/8/2017 · JENKINS WOODWORKING, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Forearm(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
JENKINS WOODWORKING, INC.
Location
146 Brenton Road, NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, 02840
NAICS
236115
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a utility knife to notch out sections of a composite trim when the knife slipped on the hard surface of the trim and struck the employee's left forearm, severing an artery and cutting veins. He was hospitalized and had surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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