Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Archer Western Contractors, LLC, I-4 Eastbound/I-95 intersection, DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA 32114
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the toes(s), toenail(s).
Final narrative
An employee was cutting a circle from a piece of plywood using a circular saw when it kicked back and lacerated his right toe and the one next to it. The employee was hospitalized.
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An employee was setting forms in preparation to pour a concrete deck on a bridge when he started to feel ill. He later experienced intense cramping and was hospitalized for heat exhaustion and dehydration.
An employee was working off a scaffold side bracket patching a concrete wall structure in an elevator shaft. While working off the outrigger platform, the platform failed causing the employee to fall about 30 feet to the ground. The employee suffered three fractured ribs, a punctured lung, and a dislocated right elbow.
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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