Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Name: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at Texas Steel Industrial Placing LLC
Start: 12/13/2024

1 hospitalization · 20241211540 · 12/13/2024 · Texas Steel Industrial Placing LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Thigh(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: Texas Steel Industrial Placing LLC
Location: County Rd 213 SB, LIBERTY HILL, TEXAS, 78642
NAICS: 238120
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was preparing formwork for the next task. He cut a 2 x 4 with a circular saw and then placed the saw on the side of a wooden sawhorse. He then walked around the sawhorse and contacted the still-moving blade. The employee sustained a laceration above the knee.

Source

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