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Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

1 hospitalization · 2024021769 · 2/26/2024 · Underwriters Laboratories Inc DBA UL Solutions

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source
Grinders handtool
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Underwriters Laboratories Inc DBA UL Solutions
Location
333 Pfingsten Rd, NORTHBROOK, ILLINOIS, 60062
NAICS
541380
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

At about 12:45 p.m. on February 26, 2024, an employee was scrapping a door frame, using an angle grinder to trim the frame and then discard the scrap into a metal recycling bin. Some of the material shifted, and the angle grinder lacerated his right knee. He was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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