Cuts, lacerations

Name: Cuts, lacerations at Kloeckner Metals Corporation
Start: 10/8/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021108699 · 10/8/2021 · Kloeckner Metals Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)
Nature of injury: Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Tool parts, accessories, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Hand grinders-powered

Employer

Name: Kloeckner Metals Corporation
Location: 4940 W. Bloomingdale Ave., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60639
NAICS: 332322
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a hand-held pneumatic grinder to do a vertical grind of a metal gear rack when the griding disc flew off and hit the employee's left shoulder, resulting in a laceration that required hospitalization.

Source

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