Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Elecnor Hawkeye, LLC, Long Beach Blvd., LONG BEACH, NEW YORK 11561
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was installing an electric cable below street level when his foot was caught and lacerated between two metal plates.
HospitalizedFoot (feet), unspecifiedMetal plates, metal panels
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