Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Name: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at The Kearney Companies, LLC
Start: 7/1/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024075871 · 7/1/2024 · The Kearney Companies, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the neck
Nature of injury: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged or detached object(s)
Source: Chips, pellets metal
Secondary source: Saws except chainsaws

Employer

Name: The Kearney Companies, LLC
Location: Woodcreek Subdivision, WESLEY CHAPEL, FLORIDA, 33543
NAICS: 238910
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cutting a pipe with a circular saw when the pipe pinched the blade and the blade shattered. A projectile from the blade struck the employee in the neck, lacerating him from the Adam's apple around to the ear.

Source

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