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 BELFOR Property Restoration, 113 S.W. 44 th Street, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA 73108
on — Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was cutting plywood with a circular saw when his left little finger was cut, resulting in a laceration. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
Hospitalized Other finger(s) n.e.c. Saws except chainsaws
More severe injuries at BELFOR Property Restoration
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An employee was shifting paint containers around on a 5- or 6-foot-high scaffold when she lost her balance and fell off of the scaffold to the ground. She suffered a broken leg and was hospitalized.
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After cutting a slab of beef short ribs, an employee turned to grab the pieces he had cut and his right hand contacted the saw blade. The employee sustained an amputation to his right index finger.
An employee was using a vertical band saw to cut a thick piece of rubber material. While being cut, the material shifted, causing the employee s right hand to contact the moving blade. The employee's thumb was amputated below the knuckle. The employee was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.
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An employee climbed a ladder onto a roof, then stepped from new roof sheathing onto a tarped section of old roof, and fell to the ground. The employee suffered fractures to their pelvis, vertebrae, and the left wrist. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was helping to move a 1,300-pound coil on a cart. The steel caster hit a crack in the concrete, the weld holding the caster onto the cart broke, and the coil and cart tipped over onto the employee. He was hospitalized with a laceration on his forehead and a pelvic fracture on his right side.
An employee was working in the food service warehouse when he experienced chest pain, difficulty breathing, and lost consciousness. The employee sustained carbon monoxide poisoning.
An employee was cutting a piece of metal rod with a metal cutting machine. His right middle finger became caught between the rod and the machine's table. The employee's fingertip was partially amputated.
An employee was working at her desk. She went to stand up and fell to the floor beside the desk. The employee sustained a hip displacement and required surgery.
An employee was processing wood boards at a chop saw when the saw malfunctioned and the blade cut her left hand and fingers. She was hospitalized and her little finger was surgically amputated.