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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 20201010118 · 10/23/2020 · KELLEY STEEL ERECTORS INC.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury
Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source
Hand grinders-powered

Employer

Name
KELLEY STEEL ERECTORS INC.
Location
6212 Ridge Road, WADSWORTH, OHIO, 44281
NAICS
238120
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using an electric grinder on a weld joint, opening up the joint on the bottom flange of a steel beam. The grinding disk caught an edge of the beam, kicked back, and lacerated the employee's neck. He was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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