Cuts, lacerations

Name: Cuts, lacerations at Miscellaneous Steel Fabricators
Start: 2/8/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023021249 · 2/8/2023 · Miscellaneous Steel Fabricators

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source: Hand grinders-powered

Employer

Name: Miscellaneous Steel Fabricators
Location: 1404 Dunnsville Road, SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK, 12306
NAICS: 331221
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was polishing a rail using a finishing pulley with a polishing belt, which was attached to a disc grinder. The belt slipped, and the wheel lacerated the employee's left knee.

Source

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