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Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

1 hospitalization · 2024021629 · 2/21/2024 · The Home Depot

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Cause

Event
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source
Plumbing augers, snakes
Secondary source
Gloves, handguards except disposable, electric insulating

Employer

Name
The Home Depot
Location
415 East US Highway 377, GRANBURY, TEXAS, 76048
NAICS
444130
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was demonstrating how to use a drain cleaner measuring 5/8 inches by 100 feet when her glove got caught in the equipment, pulling her right hand and twisting it. The employee suffered a laceration to her middle finger, including tendon damage, that required surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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