Cuts, lacerations

Name: Cuts, lacerations at Danella Construction Corporation of Connecticut
Start: 8/20/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018088543 · 8/20/2018 · Danella Construction Corporation of Connecticut

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Spikes
Secondary source: Sledges, sledgehammers

Employer

Name: Danella Construction Corporation of Connecticut
Location: Croton Heights Road, YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, NEW YORK, 10598
NAICS: 237130
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a sledgehammer to drive an 8" railroad spike to secure a street road plate. As the employee struck the railroad spike into the asphalt, it ricocheted out and cut the employee's right shin.

Source

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