Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, unspecified · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at SGS Holdings/Advantage, 85 Aiken Ave, RENSSELAER, NEW YORK 12144
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was moving wood in a roll-off box when a piece of wood slipped and lacerated the employee's right leg.
An employee was observing a contractor who was clearing a blockage from a 6-inch HDPE slurry pipe. When the clog released, it caused the end of the pipe to whip, striking the employee's left leg and fracturing the femur.
An employee was directing the lowering of a trench box while standing on a sewer inlet when the box swung and crushed his foot between it and the sewer inlet.
An employee was participating in concrete stress testing operations. A stress cable retention chuck slipped causing the cable end to flip and puncture the employee's right hand and abdomen.
An employee was using a hoist to lift a 300-pound part from a roller conveyor. The part swung as it was being lifted, striking the employee in the right leg, just above the knee. The employee suffered a fractured leg, requiring surgery and an overnight hospitalization.
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