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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 20171211550 · 12/5/2017 · JOST CHEMICAL COMPANY

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury
Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event
Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
Source
Saws-powered, except chainsaws

Employer

Name
JOST CHEMICAL COMPANY
Location
8150 Lackland, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, 63114
NAICS
325199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A maintenance employee was cutting a molded plastic platform using a handheld circular metal saw when he lost control and dropped the saw. The saw lacerated his right leg below the knee. He was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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