Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Verizon New York, 1650 Old Country Rd., PLAINVIEW, NEW YORK 11803
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was stripping cable with a sharp tool when the tool cut his index finger.
HospitalizedFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedCutting handtools-power not determined, n.e.c.
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