Cuts, lacerations

Name: Cuts, lacerations at Wabtec Services
Start: 5/23/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023054575 · 5/23/2023 · Wabtec Services

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
Source: Parts and materials, unspecified
Secondary source: Chains, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Wabtec Services
Location: 8701 Elmwood Ave, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, 64153
NAICS: 335312
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was moving a suspended skate on a frame assembly when the chain holding the skate was cut. The skate fell and the employee's right hand and wrist were caught between the skate and the frame, resulting in lacerations.

Source

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