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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2018043773 · 4/19/2018 · Lopez Scrap 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 dislodged flying object, particle
Source
Scrap metal
Secondary source
Shearing machines

Employer

Name
Lopez Scrap Metal, Inc.
Location
351 N. Nevarez Road, EL PASO, TEXAS, 79927
NAICS
423930
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cutting metal in an alligator shear machine when a piece of cast aluminum flew off and jammed his left index finger causing two one-inch lacerations.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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