Struck against object or equipment, unspecified · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Nordstrom, Inc., 501 Garden State Plaza, PARAMUS, NEW JERSEY 07652
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee walked into a knife, suffering lacerations under the rib cage of her left side.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersKnives, unspecified or n.e.c.
An employee was tying a feed bag when his hand slipped and struck the side of the feed hopper resulting in a laceration to the left wrist. The employee was hospitalized.
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An employee was cleaning and performing maintenance on a vertical panel saw when the employee impacted the saw blade. They sustained a finger fracture and laceration.
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