Cuts, lacerations

Name: Cuts, lacerations at Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc.
Start: 12/29/2021

1 hospitalization · 20211211131 · 12/29/2021 · Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury: Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event: Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicle, n.e.c.
Source: Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, n.e.c
Secondary source: Hoses

Employer

Name: Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc.
Location: 1090 BROADWAY AVENUE, BRASELTON, GEORGIA, 30517
NAICS: 423210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A compressed air hose in the back of a yard truck was connected to a trailer. As an employee pulled the yard truck away from the trailer, the quick disconnect in the hose failed. The pressurized hose hit an employee's leg, lacerating it and tearing the calf muscle.

Source

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