Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Molex, LLC, 700 Kingbird Rd, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA 68521
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the wrist(s).
Final narrative
An employee was cutting plastic trim with a utility knife when the knife slipped and lacerated his left wrist.
An employee was exiting the building to go to her car at the end of her shift when she slipped and fell in the parking lot, resulting in a right arm fracture.
An employee was walking in the parking lot when he slipped to the ground during a freezing rain event, fracturing two neck bones and requiring surgery.
An employee was replacing a panel on a machine that weighed approximately 15 pounds. While lifting and adjusting the panel, the employee pulled a muscle in his lower back.
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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