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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2019055095 · 5/20/2019 · Sofidel America Corp.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by discharged object or substance
Source
Pressurized air-blast
Secondary source
Handtools-powered, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Sofidel America Corp.
Location
25910 US 23, CIRCLEVILLE, OHIO, 43113
NAICS
322121
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using an air gun to remove paper from a cylinder. The air gun struck their left hand causing a laceration and compressed air was injected into their left arm. The employee was hospitalized that evening with pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema in the left chest wall and neck.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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