Multiple types of open wounds

Name: Multiple types of open wounds at U-Haul Company of Connecticut
Start: 9/17/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020098840 · 9/17/2020 · U-Haul Company of Connecticut

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Wrist(s)
Nature of injury: Multiple types of open wounds

Cause

Event: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source: Screwdrivers-nonpowered

Employer

Name: U-Haul Company of Connecticut
Location: 174 Boston Post Road, ORANGE, CONNECTICUT, 06477
NAICS: 811111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was changing a blade on a utility knife/scrapper. As he was tightening the screw that holds the blade in place, the screwdriver slipped, causing his wrist to slide across the blade. He suffered a laceration and puncture wound on his wrist.

Source

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