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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2019022064 · 2/25/2019 · Utility Partners, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

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

Employer

Name
Utility Partners, LLC
Location
3rd Street, GULFPORT, MISSISSIPPI, 39503
NAICS
221320
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cutting a band from a bundle of 8-inch sewer pipe with a gas-powered chop saw. The saw's diamond blade struck the employee's lower left leg, cutting it and breaking the tibia. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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