Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2018-03-21 | Edgefield | South Caroli | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was operating a can crusher machine when it amputated half of one of the employee's fingers. | |||||
2017-09-06 | Edgefield | South Caroli | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE | Face | Explosion, n.e.c. |
An employee was riding a tractor mower back to the shop because it was running hot when the mower's radiator exploded. He was sprayed with hot radiator fluid, suffering first and second degree thermal burns/blistering to his face and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2015-07-23 | Edgefield | South Caroli | U.S. Dept of Justic | Face | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
An employee tasked with cleaning out a floor drain on a common floor area was injured when the chemical used to unclog the drain blew back into his face. PPE was not worn at the time. |