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Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

1 hospitalization · 2025032277 · 3/10/2025 · Gorham Acquisition, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by dislodged or detached object(s)
Source
Scrap metal
Secondary source
Wrenches, ratchets

Employer

Name
Gorham Acquisition, LLC
Location
72 Cascade Flats, GORHAM, NEW HAMPSHIRE, 03581
NAICS
322121
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was tightening a set screw with a wrench when a shard of metal was dislodged from the screw. It bounced off his forehead, passed behind his safety glasses, and lacerated the white of his eye.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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