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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2018065718 · 6/11/2018 · Relmec Mechanical LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet
Source
Existing floor opening
Secondary source
Nonclassifiable

Employer

Name
Relmec Mechanical LLC
Location
General Electric East Cleveland Plant, EUCLID, OHIO, 44117
NAICS
238220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

The injured employee was working in the GE plant purging the gas in the building. Work in a 4-foot pit had just been completed and the diamond floor plating over the top of the pit was replaced incorrectly. As the injured employee was walking to check the valve, he fell through the floor plating over the pit. The injured employee sustained a right leg laceration on the corner of the plate.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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