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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2021032514 · 3/24/2021 · Virginia-Carolina Steel Inc

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source
Structural elements, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Virginia-Carolina Steel Inc
Location
Langley Air Force Base, HAMPTON, VIRGINIA, 23665
NAICS
238120
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

A temporary employee was on a step ladder adjusting an open-web bar joist in the overhead of a hanger bay. The joist slipped and as the employee grabbed the joist, it lacerated the palm of the employee's left hand. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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