Fall on same level resulting in exposure or contact · Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Latite Roofing And Sheet Metal, LLC, 920 Manatee Avenue West, BRADENTON, FLORIDA 34205
on — Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures, affecting the Hand(s), except finger(s).
Final narrative
An employee was using a keyhole saw to cut lightweight insulating concrete (LWIC) when they slipped on cement slurry and fell on the same level. The keyhole saw impaled them through their right hand between the thumb and index finger.
Hospitalized Hand(s), except finger(s) Structures and surfaces unspecified
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