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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2018032612 · 3/16/2018 · Western Industries, Inc. Plastic Products Group

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person
Source
Knives, unspecified or n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Western Industries, Inc. Plastic Products Group
Location
Strother Field Industrial Park, WINFIELD, KANSAS, 67156
NAICS
326199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On 3/16/2018, at 2:49 PM, an employee was helping a second employee move a large plastic part. The second employee was holding a knife at the time. The first employee's left wrist contacted the knife, severing an artery. He was hospitalized and had surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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