Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at LKQ Corporation, 2247 W. 139th Street, BLUE ISLAND, ILLINOIS 60406
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was dismantling a car. While the employee was cutting out a seat belt with a box cutter, the cutter severely lacerated the employee's left index finger.
HospitalizedFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedBox cutters and razor knives
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