Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2019-05-04 | Miami Beach | Florida | Tekton Construction Corporation | Head and trunk | Ingestion of harmful substance |
An employee was siphoning curing compound and inadvertently swallowed some, causing him to vomit. The employee was hospitalized with mouth and stomach pain. | |||||
2018-02-01 | Brookfield | Ohio | LEGACY MEASUREMENT SOLUTIONS, INC. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was honing a pipe, saw oil spilling out of the machine and used a finger to stop the oil resulting in amputation of the left middle fingertip. | |||||
2016-03-30 | Tomball | Texas | Hole Specialist Inc | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
An employee was setting up a deep hole drilling machine (honing machine) when the oil pressure head disengaged. The head struck the employee's right hand, amputating his right thumb and right index finger. He was hospitalized. |