Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Name: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at CONSOLIDATED INDUSTRIES, INC.
Start: 8/20/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024087654 · 8/20/2024 · CONSOLIDATED INDUSTRIES, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Abdomen unspecified
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: Forging machinery

Employer

Name: CONSOLIDATED INDUSTRIES, INC.
Location: 677 MIXVILLE ROAD, CHESHIRE, CONNECTICUT, 06410
NAICS: 331522
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a hammer machine to forge a heated nickel alloy billet. A fragment of the material broke off and struck the employee in his abdomen. The employee was hospitalized and underwent surgery to have the piece of metal removed from his abdomen.

Source

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