Rubbed or abraded by friction or pressure, n.e.c. · Other burns, first degree
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Emory, 100 Water Tower Place, ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30322
on — Other burns, first degree, affecting the face, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was mowing the lawn when the mower caught a silt fence, pulling the stakes out of the ground. A wooden stake then struck his face, causing a burn.
An employee stood up to check in and assist a patient. When she went to sit back down, she missed the chair and fell to the floor, injuring her right hip.
An employee was walking down the stairs to a basement to make a repair when he slipped on the last few stairs, fell to the floor, and fractured his kneecap.
On May 3, 2019, a forklift was moving pallets when the forks struck and broke a pipe. The injured employee went to examine the broken pipe when a blast of air struck the employee causing a surface burn to their right arm and hand.
An employee worked with a foreign object inside his boot. After removing the boot at home, the employee found blood and was later sent to the hospital for an infection.
Employee was bleeding the pressure off a weighted ball used to check stormwater pipes for leaks. The weight of the water inside the PVC pipe caused the ball to slide down the pipe. Employee grabbed the rope strap with his right hand and the strap's force and sharp edge severed his right-thumb tip.
The finger tip was recovered and delivered to Parkland Hospital, but didn't have enough bone to be reattached.
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