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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 20181011047 · 10/26/2018 · Encore Wire

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source
Metal sheets, ingots, bars-nonstructural
Secondary source
Skids, pallets

Employer

Name
Encore Wire
Location
1329 Millwood Road, MCKINNEY, TEXAS, 75069
NAICS
332618
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was transferring a load of copper cathode to a furnace when a piece of the cathode slid off a pallet and struck his lower left leg, lacerating it and requiring surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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