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Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

1 hospitalization · 2021098271 · 9/24/2021 · Prime Petro Services

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple face locations
Nature of injury
Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Cause

Event
Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source
Metal chips, particles
Secondary source
Hand grinders-powered

Employer

Name
Prime Petro Services
Location
unknown - open field, LINCOLN, ARKANSAS, 72744
NAICS
237120
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Two employees were standing about 10 feet apart as one of them prepared to use a handheld grinder to cut a metal pipe. When the employee turned on power to the grinder, a piece of the cutting wheel flew off and struck the other employee, injuring that employee's face and eye.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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