Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Jordan Foster Construction, LLC, El Paso International Airport Recon Project, EL PASO, TEXAS 79925
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was cutting wood shims with a circular saw when the saw lacerated his left middle finger. He was hospitalized.
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An equipment operator was loading a tripod onto a backhoe while standing on the ground. He inadvertently struck a lever with the tripod causing the boom to swing into him and pin him between the boom and stabilizer resulting in fractured ribs and a fractured pelvis.
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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