Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Name: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at NSD Metal Fabrication, Inc.
Start: 7/21/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025077063 · 7/21/2025 · NSD Metal Fabrication, Inc.

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: NSD Metal Fabrication, Inc.
Location: 51 E. Main Street, MERRIMAC, MASSACHUSETTS, 01860
NAICS: 332999
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was grinding a part when the grinding disk got caught on the part and jumped outward, contacting the employee's left forearm. The employee suffered a gash and severed artery that required hospitalization and surgery.

Source

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