Cuts, lacerations

Name: Cuts, lacerations at Caraustar Industrial And Consumer Products Group, Inc.
Start: 3/1/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018032076 · 3/1/2018 · Caraustar Industrial And Consumer Products Group, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Caraustar Industrial And Consumer Products Group, Inc.
Location: 1000 Glen Johnson Loop, OKEMAH, OKLAHOMA, 74859
NAICS: 322130
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a miter (chop) saw to cut tubing when the saw guard became stuck on the tubing. As she attempted to dislodge the guard, the saw severely cut her left middle and ring fingers.

Source

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