Cuts, lacerations

Name: Cuts, lacerations at Holland Floor Covering
Start: 8/16/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020087741 · 8/16/2020 · Holland Floor Covering

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source: Saws-powered, except chainsaws

Employer

Name: Holland Floor Covering
Location: 1400 Byberry Road, HUNTINGDON VALLEY, PENNSYLVANIA, 19006
NAICS: 238330
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a circular saw to cut wood. The wood got jammed inside the saw's guard, and the saw cut the employee's ankle, causing a laceration that required surgery.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown