Cuts, lacerations

Name: Cuts, lacerations at Nitram Excavation & General Contractors, INC.
Start: 9/26/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023098881 · 9/26/2023 · Nitram Excavation & General Contractors, INC.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source: Saws-powered, except chainsaws

Employer

Name: Nitram Excavation & General Contractors, INC.
Location: Cape Jellison Road, STOCKTON SPRINGS, MAINE, 04981
NAICS: 238910
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a saw to cut a water main inside of a trench when the saw kicked back. The employee sustained a biceps laceration that damaged the muscle and a vein.

Source

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