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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2020021649 · 2/19/2020 · Legacy Sitework, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source
Scrap, waste, debris, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Hand grinders-powered

Employer

Name
Legacy Sitework, LLC
Location
Creekside Farms Subdivision, NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS, 78130
NAICS
237310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using an angle grinder to grind out imperfections in a concrete curb. The grinding wheel exploded. Flying pieces of it hit his left knee pad (causing the knee to swell) and lacerated his left index finger, damaging the bone.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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