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Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

1 hospitalization · 2024021190 · 2/7/2024 · Grease Monkey

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Injured by object held or wielded by person
Source
Handtools unspecified
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Grease Monkey
Location
10405 Slide Road, LUBBOCK, TEXAS, 79424
NAICS
811111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a hand tool to remove a hard plastic cover from a piece of oil change equipment. The tool, held in his right hand, slipped and punctured his left hand between the thumb and the index finger. He suffered a 3/8-inch puncture wound that hit an artery in the hand.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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