Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Name: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at 48forty Solutions - Jackson
Start: 5/20/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024054434 · 5/20/2024 · 48forty Solutions - Jackson

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source: Stationary saws band
Secondary source: Clothing

Employer

Name: 48forty Solutions - Jackson
Location: 750 Boling Street, JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, 39209
NAICS: 321920
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working on a two-person band saw, tearing down pallets for their components. The drawstring on the employee's pants was pulled into the cooling fan on the saw's drive motor, resulting in lacerations to their right thigh and left knee.

Source

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