Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Name: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at Koppers Utility and Industrial Products
Start: 11/22/2024

1 hospitalization · 20241110881 · 11/22/2024 · Koppers Utility and Industrial Products

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by running powered equipment n.e.c.
Source: Drills, braces, drivers
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Koppers Utility and Industrial Products
Location: 117 Pinewood Rd., LEESVILLE, LOUISIANA, 71446
NAICS: 321211
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a drill in the framing yard. While moving the extension cord to the drill, the drill bit came in contact with his right arm, causing a laceration to their skin, muscle and a tendon.

Source

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