Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Reliable HR Solutions, 1530 Martin Luther Dr., HOUMA, LOUISIANA 70360
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was working on an air conditioning vent using a rotary tool when the tool caused an amputation to their left index finger.
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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