Cuts, lacerations

Name: Cuts, lacerations at Bechtel Oil, Gas and Chemicals Construction Services, Inc.
Start: 8/5/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019088030 · 8/5/2019 · Bechtel Oil, Gas and Chemicals Construction Services, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Bechtel Oil, Gas and Chemicals Construction Services, Inc.
Location: Sabine Pass Liquefaction Project, CAMERON, LOUISIANA, 70631
NAICS: 236210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

In preparation to cut rebar, a Bechtel Construction Services employee was picking up a battery-powered band saw from the ground with his right hand. He simultaneously reached underneath the housing of the band saw and grasped the blade with his gloved left hand. The band saw activated and caused a laceration to his left index finger.

Source

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