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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2018088767 · 8/24/2018 · Corbett Electrical Construction, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Trenchers
Secondary source
Shoes, boots, slippers, sandals

Employer

Name
Corbett Electrical Construction, Inc.
Location
1387 GA Highway 135 S, LAKE PARK, GEORGIA, 31636
NAICS
238210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was walking beside a stand-behind trencher as it dug a trench. The cutting chain pulled in one of his shoelaces and severely lacerated his lower left leg. The chain was guarded at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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