WESTERVILLE, OHIO—
United Rentals
Entangled in other object or equipment · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at United Rentals, 5755 Westerville Road, WESTERVILLE, OHIO 43081 on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was drilling a rivet that held a safety tether to a pin on a scissor lift handrail. The drill bit came into contact with the safety tether, which wrapped tightly around the employee's left index finger and lacerated it.
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