Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at The Eldridge Park Carousel Preservation Society, 96 Eldridge Park, ELMIRA, NEW YORK 14905
on — Amputations, affecting the toes(s), toenail(s).
Final narrative
A summer employee was tasked with weed whacking brush on a hill at the amusement area. He slipped while mowing the hill and severed the tips of three toes. He was hospitalized where surgery was performed to repair the toes.
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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