Cuts, lacerations

Name: Cuts, lacerations at GIBBS & REGISTER, INC.
Start: 4/19/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018043765 · 4/19/2018 · GIBBS & REGISTER, INC.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source: Saws-powered, except chainsaws

Employer

Name: GIBBS & REGISTER, INC.
Location: Corner Westmonte Dr. and SR 436, ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FLORIDA, 32701
NAICS: 237110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cutting a piece of lumber with a cut-off saw when the piece collapsed and pinched the saw blade, causing the saw to kick back. The employee lost control of the saw, and it contacted/lacerated his left bicep.

Source

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