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Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

1 hospitalization · 2025032429 · 3/14/2025 · George V. Hamilton Contracting, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment irregular movement, kick back
Source
Grinders handtool
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
George V. Hamilton Contracting, LLC
Location
8999 Energy Highway, MOUNDSVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA, 26041
NAICS
238210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working in a tight 15-inch space and using a 6-inch angle grinder to cut off an angle on an iron standoff boiler pulverizer. The grinder bound up in the angle, kicked back, lacerating the employee's left forearm.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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