Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Name: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at Rok Construction
Start: 7/11/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025076727 · 7/11/2025 · Rok Construction

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 irregular movement, kick back
Source: Grinders handtool
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Rok Construction
Location: 19461 Ambassador Ct, NORTH MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, 33179
NAICS: 236116
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was scoring a concrete slab with an angle grinder. The slab fractured prematurely and caused the spinning blade of the angle grinder to become jammed and then lacerate the employee's left upper leg above the knee area. The employee sustained a 3-inch laceration.

Source

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