Cuts, lacerations

Name: Cuts, lacerations at Fiber Plus, Inc.
Start: 1/10/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023010284 · 1/10/2023 · Fiber Plus, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Switchboards, switches, fuses

Employer

Name: Fiber Plus, Inc.
Location: 4101 Washington Ave, NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA, 23607
NAICS: 335921
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee was using a rod to install a telecommunications cable. As the employee pushed the duct rod inside the pipe, his hand struck against the metal junction box, resulting in a hand laceration.

Source

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