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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2020032722 · 3/24/2020 · Surface Solutions Consulting LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source
Hand grinders-powered
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Surface Solutions Consulting LLC
Location
3 World Trade Center, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10007
NAICS
238330
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was grinding concrete floor edges using a handheld grinder. When he put the grinder down, his left glove got caught on the wheel as the machine was winding down. He suffered a closed, nondisplaced fracture at the middle of the left little finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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