Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Name: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at Sanderfoot Wind
Start: 9/2/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024098126 · 9/2/2024 · Sanderfoot Wind

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged or detached object(s)
Source: Structural elements n.e.c.
Secondary source: Windmills, wind turbines

Employer

Name: Sanderfoot Wind
Location: 196 Hatchery Rd, DEBLOIS, MAINE, 04622
NAICS: 238910
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was on the fixed ladder of a wind turbine to clean it when one of the metal work platforms detached from the ladder and struck their left hand as it fell. The employee sustained a severe laceration.

Source

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