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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2018088934 · 8/29/2018 · Terry's Electric, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source
Sledges, sledgehammers

Employer

Name
Terry's Electric, Inc.
Location
8619 Rindge Rd, POLK CITY, FLORIDA, 33868
NAICS
238210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was installing a ground rod with a sledge hammer when the shaft of the handle pulled away from the ground rod, came down, and pinched his right thumb. His thumb was lacerated and required stitches. He was hospitalized after having an allergic reaction to antibiotics.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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