Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Name: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at Textron
Start: 6/19/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024065447 · 6/19/2024 · Textron

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by running powered equipment irregular movement, kick back
Source: Grinders, abraders
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Textron
Location: 19401 Chef Menteur Hwy., NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, 70129
NAICS: 336992
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee in the welding training booth was working to back gouge a weld on a 5mm plate. While grinding, the gouger high-centered and walked over the plate striking and severely lacerating the employee's left thumb.

Source

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