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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2018032775 · 3/21/2018 · RKB SHEET METAL 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 by discharged object or substance
Source
Pressurized water-blast
Secondary source
Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
RKB SHEET METAL INC.
Location
15 ANACONDA DRIVE, LAKE KATRINE, NEW YORK, 12449
NAICS
238220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was measuring and cutting insulation using a water jet cutter when his hands went under the water jet, lacerating his right pinky. The machine was guarded at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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