Injured by object held or wielded by person · Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Special Boat Team Twenty, 2200 Schofield Rd STE 200, VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA 23459
on — Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures, affecting the Forearm(s).
Final narrative
An employee was using a pocket knife to cut a zip tie that was holding the slacked portion of line on a ratchet strap. The ratchet strap opened unexpectedly, causing the employee to lacerate an artery in his left forearm. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
An employee was removing packaging from a roll of printing substrate. The blade of their utility knife got stuck. The employee used both hands to free the knife and the blade partially amputated their left little fingertip.
An employee was disassembling a pressurized unit using a driver drill. When the unit was disassembled, it caused a kickback from the tube head, causing the drill to strike the employee's left forearm. They sustained a diaphyseal fracture to their left radius and ulna, which required surgery.
While working at a customer's residence, an employee was cutting tape with a box cutter to wrap insulation for a piece of pipe. The box cutter struck a hardened object within the wall causing it to bounce back and puncture the employee's right eye. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was using the pipe-and-wrench method to loosen a seized bolt on a roof truss. A technician from another company was on the other side of the truss doing the same action with the same method. The employee's socket slipped off the bolt and his left hand was crushed against the truss, resulting in injuries to the index and little fingers, requiring hospitalization, surgery, and amputation of the index finger.
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