Cuts, lacerations

Name: Cuts, lacerations at United Rentals
Start: 7/19/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022076310 · 7/19/2022 · United Rentals

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Entangled in other object or equipment
Source: Lifelines, lanyards, safety belts, harnesses
Secondary source: Drills-powered

Employer

Name: United Rentals
Location: 5755 Westerville Road, WESTERVILLE, OHIO, 43081
NAICS: 532412
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was drilling a rivet that held a safety tether to a pin on a scissor lift handrail. The drill bit came into contact with the safety tether, which wrapped tightly around the employee's left index finger and lacerated it.

Source

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