Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Name: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at Cleveland Brothers Equipment Company
Start: 1/3/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024010040 · 1/3/2024 · Cleveland Brothers Equipment Company

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Thumb(s)
Nature of injury: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged or detached object(s)
Source: Chips, particles, splinters n.e.c.
Secondary source: Grinders handtool

Employer

Name: Cleveland Brothers Equipment Company
Location: 5300 Paxton Street, HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, 17111
NAICS: 811310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a battery-powered portable grinder to cut a battery terminal when the cut-off wheel broke. A piece of the cut-off wheel then lacerated the employee's left thumb.

Source

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