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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2019077031 · 7/11/2019 · Encore Concrete Construction, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source
Saws-powered, except chainsaws

Employer

Name
Encore Concrete Construction, LLC
Location
Telfair MOB jobsite, SUGAR LAND, TEXAS, 77479
NAICS
238110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Two employees were cutting a concrete wall with a chop saw. The blade got stuck within the cut and the saw kicked back, cutting both employees on the leg. One employee received stitches and was not hospitalized. The other employee had to have surgery on the right leg.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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