Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Name: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at Electrical Corporation of America
Start: 3/4/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024031974 · 3/4/2024 · Electrical Corporation of America

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Injured by object held or wielded by person
Source: Box cutters, razor knives
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Electrical Corporation of America
Location: 14102 Old Highway 99, KONAWA, OKLAHOMA, 74849
NAICS: 238210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was terminating a cable inside an electrical panel. As the employee used a utility knife to strip insulation from the cable, the knife slipped and severely lacerated their right forearm.

Source

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