Cuts, lacerations

Name: Cuts, lacerations at Department of Veterans Affairs, Hudson Valley Health Care System, FDR Campus
Start: 8/7/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021086640 · 8/7/2021 · Department of Veterans Affairs, Hudson Valley Health Care System, FDR Campus

Severity

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

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Department of Veterans Affairs, Hudson Valley Health Care System, FDR Campus
Location: 2094 Albany Post Rd, MONTROSE, NEW YORK, 10548
NAICS: 622110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a handheld grinder to grind bolts off of a water shut-off valve when the grinder kicked back and contacted his right hand and wrist, resulting in lacerations.

Source

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