Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Name: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at UPF New Waverly LLC
Start: 12/3/2024

1 hospitalization · 20241211169 · 12/3/2024 · UPF New Waverly LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by running powered equipment n.e.c.
Source: Saws except chainsaws
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: UPF New Waverly LLC
Location: 146 FM 2793#B, NEW WAVERLY, TEXAS, 77358
NAICS: 333210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning around a circular saw that was equipped with a chainsaw attachment when their right pantleg became caught in the saw attachment. The employee sustained a laceration to their lower leg that required surgery.

Source

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