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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 20171111181 · 11/22/2017 · PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, 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
PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC.
Location
2438 Laurel Road East, NOKOMIS, FLORIDA, 34275
NAICS
445110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was assembling a store display and was trying to cut the peg board with a utility knife. He applied pressure with his right arm. When the knife went through the board, it broke loose went into his left forearm, lacerating an artery. He was hospitalized and had surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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