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Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

1 hospitalization · 2024010082 · 1/4/2024 · Kelpe Contracting Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Other multiple ear(s), facial locations
Nature of injury
Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Cause

Event
Struck by dislodged or detached object(s)
Source
Chips, pellets metal
Secondary source
Grinders handtool

Employer

Name
Kelpe Contracting Inc.
Location
18445 St Albans Rd., WILDWOOD, MISSOURI, 63038
NAICS
237110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a grinder to grind the hitch of a truck. The grinding disc got caught and exploded. Pieces of the disc struck the employee above their left eyelid causing a laceration to left eye, nose, and eye lid that required surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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