Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Lawley's Inc., 1208 N. Columbia Street, PLAINVIEW, TEXAS 79072
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was using a handheld grinder to cut an angle iron when the cutting blade became trapped between two pieces of metal and jumped back, cutting his right index finger to the bone. He was hospitalized and had surgery.
An employee fell from an elevator to a floor 20-25 feet below. He suffered liver trauma, a lateral lung contusion, and right rib fractures. He was hospitalized.
An employee was using a saw to cut a piece of concrete when the piece gave way and pushed the saw into the employee's leg. The employee's leg was lacerated, requiring stitches and hospitalization.
An employee was grinding some hardfacing on a bulldozer blade when the 9-inch grinder kicked back and lacerated his left leg above the knee. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
An employee was operating a rotating tool to place thread protectors on the end of pipe. Her left hand was on the rotating part of the tool when the tool engaged, resulting in a left forearm fracture and a thumb laceration.
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