Fractures and surface, flesh wounds

Name: Fractures and surface, flesh wounds at Horizon Services, Inc.
Start: 11/5/2024

1 hospitalization · 20241110322 · 11/5/2024 · Horizon Services, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Upper extremities unspecified
Nature of injury: Fractures and surface, flesh wounds

Cause

Event: Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source: Plumbing augers, snakes
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Horizon Services, Inc.
Location: 61 Yale Avenue, NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE, 19720
NAICS: 238220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a drain snake (auger) to clear a drain when the drain snake became snagged. The employee was manually maneuvering the snake when it wrapped around his hand. The employee was hospitalized with fractures, a lacerated hand, and a bruised arm.

Source

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