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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2020054749 · 5/21/2020 · TTG Utilities

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source
Saws-powered, except chainsaws
Secondary source
Nails, brads, tacks, nuts, bolts, washers

Employer

Name
TTG Utilities
Location
12000 Block, FORT HOOD, TEXAS, 76544
NAICS
926130
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cutting concrete form stakes out of 2"x6" lumber laying on a couple of sawhorses. There was a nail embedded in a 2"x6" that caused the saw to bounce when he cut into it. The saw bounced down onto his right leg, cutting his right inner thigh and requiring surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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