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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 20181111264 · 11/1/2018 · R. Nichols Civil Contractors

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source
Saws-powered, except chainsaws

Employer

Name
R. Nichols Civil Contractors
Location
221 South Campus Drive, LAKEWOOD, COLORADO, 80226
NAICS
237110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was demolishing an abandoned pipeline in a trench, about 5 feet deep, using a demolition saw. He lost balance and the saw cut into his left forearm above the wrist, possibly cutting or nicking tendons. He was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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