Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Trumpf Inc, 1 Innovation Drive, DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS 60016
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the forearm(s).
Final narrative
A Trumpf Inc. employee was uncrating and unpacking a piece of equipment. As the employee used his pocket knife to cut off zip ties on the equipment, the knife slipped and the blade cut into his right forearm and hit an artery. He was hospitalized.
HospitalizedForearm(s)Knives, unspecified or n.e.c.
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