Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Name: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at Caterpillar, Inc.
Start: 3/10/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024032169 · 3/10/2024 · Caterpillar, Inc.

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: Struck by running powered equipment unspecified
Source: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery unspecified
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Caterpillar, Inc.
Location: 4633 Perrin Creek, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 78217
NAICS: 332721
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A maintenance technician was measuring the width on a metal compressor's stroke length when their finger was pinched in the machine. The employee was hospitalized with lacerations to their finger.

Source

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