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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2019099355 · 9/9/2019 · Hollis Line Machine Co. Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source
Hand grinders-powered

Employer

Name
Hollis Line Machine Co. Inc.
Location
128 Old Wilton Rd., MILFORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE, 03055
NAICS
333999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cutting a steel plate using a grinder equipped with a cut-off wheel. The cut-off wheel jammed in the material causing the grinder to kick back. The employee dropped the grinder. The employee was hit by the spinning cut-off wheel and sustained a laceration to the right shin area.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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