Struck by running powered equipment n.e.c. · Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Vibration Mountings and Controls, Inc., 11930 Brittmoore Park Drive, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77041
on — Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures, affecting the Forearm(s).
Final narrative
An employee was cutting metal using a band saw when his left forearm contacted the blade. The employee sustained a laceration that required surgery for a tendon and hospitalization.
Hospitalized Forearm(s) Stationary saws band
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