Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at CMS Wireless, LLC, 750 2/3 Bering Drive, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77057
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the wrist(s).
Final narrative
An employee was cutting communication lines with a handheld low-speed band saw. The blade lacerated the top of his left wrist, damaging a ligament.
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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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