Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Name: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at George V. Hamilton Contracting, LLC
Start: 3/14/2025

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
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown