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Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

1 hospitalization · 2020021769 · 2/22/2020 · Winston Electric Inc. DBA Acme Electric Company

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Eye(s)
Nature of injury
Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Cause

Event
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source
Knives, unspecified or n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Winston Electric Inc. DBA Acme Electric Company
Location
3500 FM 829, LENORAH, TEXAS, 79749
NAICS
238120
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was in a scissor lift using a sheetrock knife to cut sheetrock. He was putting the knife on the tray when his arm hit the cable tray causing the knife to ricocheted out of his hand and strike his left eye causing damage to the retina.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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