Fractures and surface, flesh wounds

Name: Fractures and surface, flesh wounds at UNITED RENTALS (NORTH AMERICA), INC.
Start: 2/13/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024021354 · 2/13/2024 · UNITED RENTALS (NORTH AMERICA), INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Thumb(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures and surface, flesh wounds

Cause

Event: Contact incidents unspecified
Source: Hydraulic and pressurized cylinders
Secondary source: Source, secondary source unspecified

Employer

Name: UNITED RENTALS (NORTH AMERICA), INC.
Location: 1050 Grand Boulevard, DEER PARK, NEW YORK, 11729
NAICS: 532412
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was installing a hydraulic cylinder on a boom lift. The cylinder slid down and caught the employee's right thumb resulting in a laceration and fracture to the right thumb.

Source

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