Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at LCA Construction, 1513 Cambridge St, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77030
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the fingernail(s), nailbed(s) .
Final narrative
While removing an old post, an employee's right index fingertip was struck by a hammer. The employee was hospitalized.
HospitalizedFingernail(s), nailbed(s) Hammers-power not determined
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