U.S. Army, Edgewood Chemical and Biological Center
Rubbed or abraded by friction or pressure, n.e.c. · Abrasions, scratches
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at U.S. Army, Edgewood Chemical and Biological Center, 5183 Blackhawk Rd., Bldg. E3549, ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, MARYLAND 21010
on — Abrasions, scratches, affecting the elbow(s).
Final narrative
On April 21, 2015, an employee suffered an abrasion of the right elbow while doing computer animation.
On May 3, 2019, a forklift was moving pallets when the forks struck and broke a pipe. The injured employee went to examine the broken pipe when a blast of air struck the employee causing a surface burn to their right arm and hand.
An employee was mowing the lawn when the mower caught a silt fence, pulling the stakes out of the ground. A wooden stake then struck his face, causing a burn.
An employee worked with a foreign object inside his boot. After removing the boot at home, the employee found blood and was later sent to the hospital for an infection.
Employee was bleeding the pressure off a weighted ball used to check stormwater pipes for leaks. The weight of the water inside the PVC pipe caused the ball to slide down the pipe. Employee grabbed the rope strap with his right hand and the strap's force and sharp edge severed his right-thumb tip.
The finger tip was recovered and delivered to Parkland Hospital, but didn't have enough bone to be reattached.
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