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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 20181112002 · 11/21/2018 · Lowes Home Centers, LLC

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
Box cutters and razor knives

Employer

Name
Lowes Home Centers, LLC
Location
2651 Ham Brown Rd, KISSIMMEE, FLORIDA, 34746
NAICS
444130
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a box cutter to cut shrink wrap from a pallet when the cutter head broke and exposed the blade, causing a deep wound to employee's left index finger. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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