COLUMBUS, OHIO—
Complete General Construction Company
Injured by object handled by person unspecified · Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
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Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Complete General Construction Company, Intersection of Spring and Front Street, COLUMBUS, OHIO 43215 on — Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was moving a 27-inch pull-box lid when the lid slipped and pinched their right index finger. The employee sustained a laceration to their right index finger and they were hospitalized.
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