Cuts, lacerations

Name: Cuts, lacerations at RHOADS INDUSTRIES, INC.
Start: 3/2/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022031918 · 3/2/2022 · RHOADS INDUSTRIES, INC.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
Source: Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, n.e.c

Employer

Name: RHOADS INDUSTRIES, INC.
Location: 100 Atlantic Avenue, CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY, 08104
NAICS: 236210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A metal cage was being moved with a telehandler. An employee was adjusting the rigging for the cage when the telehandler's forks were lowered. The forks pinched the employee's left little finger against the cage, causing a laceration to the fingertip that required a skin graft.

Source

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