Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Name: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at Extreme Excavation, Inc
Start: 5/13/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024054208 · 5/13/2024 · Extreme Excavation, Inc

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by running powered equipment irregular movement, kick back
Source: Saws except chainsaws
Secondary source: Pipes, tubes metal

Employer

Name: Extreme Excavation, Inc
Location: 428 Trotter Dr, TWIN FALLS, IDAHO, 83301
NAICS: 238910
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a demolition saw to cut into a 6-inch ductile water main pipe for a new water connection in a trench. The pipe shifted, causing the saw to kick back and strike the employee, resulting in a 6-inch laceration to their right arm bicep/shoulder.

Source

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