Injured by object held or wielded by person · Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
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Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Johnson Controls Navy Systems, LLC, 631 South Richland Avenue, YORK, PENNSYLVANIA 17403
on — Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures, affecting the Arm(s) unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was cutting the banding on pallets with a knife. The knife slipped and lacerated his right arm.
Hospitalized Arm(s) unspecified Knives
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