Open wounds, unspecified

Name: Open wounds, unspecified at Geiger Brothers, Inc.
Start: 10/25/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023109873 · 10/25/2023 · Geiger Brothers, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Eye(s)
Nature of injury: Open wounds, unspecified

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Metal chips, particles
Secondary source: Hand grinders-powered

Employer

Name: Geiger Brothers, Inc.
Location: 3990 East Broad Street, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 43212
NAICS: 238220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cutting a bolt on an exhaust fan using a handheld angle grinder when a piece of the bolt struck him in the eye. The employee required surgery to remove the object from his eye.

Source

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