Cuts, lacerations

Name: Cuts, lacerations at Consolidate Scrap Resources
Start: 6/11/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019065867 · 6/11/2019 · Consolidate Scrap Resources

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Scrap metal
Secondary source: Excavating machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Consolidate Scrap Resources
Location: 1616 North Cameron Street, HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, 17103
NAICS: 423930
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was near a scrap pile. An excavator was pulling metal from the pile when a piece of railing got caught on some scrap, broke free, and went flying. It struck the employee's left calf and lacerated it. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown