Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Nabholz Construction, 915 Long Creek Road, RIDGEDALE, MISSOURI 65739
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the multiple face locations.
Final narrative
An employee was sawing a notch into a cedar board with a chainsaw. The saw bound up and, when pulled free, struck the right side of the employee's chin. He suffered a laceration all the way to the cheekbone.
HospitalizedMultiple face locationsChainsaws-powered
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