Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Name: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at National Fire Protection, LLC
Start: 10/21/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024109798 · 10/21/2024 · National Fire Protection, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Cause

Event: Struck against stationary object n.e.c.
Source: Structural elements n.e.c.
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: National Fire Protection, LLC
Location: Orlando International Airport (MCO) Terminal C, ORLANDO, FLORIDA, 32824
NAICS: 238990
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was descending an A-frame ladder. He lost his balance and grabbed an exposed lightweight metal wall stud, which caused a severe laceration to his right middle finger as well as a tendon rupture. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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