Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Electrical Components International, Inc. , 401 Loop 59, ATLANTA, TEXAS 75551
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
Final narrative
The employee was working in the fabrication department on a machine that cuts the boat dashes and has a circular saw on one end and a drill bit on the other end. The employee was struck by the machine resulting in lacerations to his back.
HospitalizedBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedMetal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
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