Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at KATHERINE SHAW BETHEA HOSPITAL, 403 EAST FIRST STREET, DIXON, ILLINOIS 61021
on — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
Employee was moving pieces of wood into the hospital and incurred a splinter to his hand. He removed the splinter and a cellulitis infection occurred, requiring hospitalization for treatment.
On January 25, 2019, at approximately 4:29 a.m., an employee fell on icy/snowy cement stairs while walking to his car to leave work for the day. He was hospitalized with syncope, lower back pain, and sprains/strains to the lower back, left hip, left knee, and left femur.
An employee was using a saw to cut a piece of concrete when the piece gave way and pushed the saw into the employee's leg. The employee's leg was lacerated, requiring stitches and hospitalization.
An employee was grinding some hardfacing on a bulldozer blade when the 9-inch grinder kicked back and lacerated his left leg above the knee. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
An employee was operating a rotating tool to place thread protectors on the end of pipe. Her left hand was on the rotating part of the tool when the tool engaged, resulting in a left forearm fracture and a thumb laceration.
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