Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Name: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at BVCI
Start: 5/15/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024054284 · 5/15/2024 · BVCI

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source: Pile drivers, tamping machinery
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: BVCI
Location: 6711 rd 13, OTTAWA, OHIO, 45875
NAICS: 236220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On May 15, 2024, an employee was installing piles in a solar field using a pile driver to push metal C-channels into the ground. The hammer crushed their left hand, resulting in lacerations on their hand and fingers that required surgical repair.

Source

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