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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2019043540 · 4/5/2019 · Orion Marine Group, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source
Hand grinders-powered

Employer

Name
Orion Marine Group, Inc.
Location
799 Snapper Rd., CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, 32920
NAICS
237990
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using an angle grinder when he tripped on a sea wall grounding wire, causing the angle grinder to contact and lacerate his right knee as he fell to the ground. The angle grinder blade was unguarded at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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