THE LUSE COMPANIES, INC.
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker - Cuts, lacerations - CHICAGO, Illinois
| Employer | THE LUSE COMPANIES, INC. |
| Address | 3425 S. Prarie Ave., Lincoln Prarie Apartments (Customer Site) |
| City, State ZIP | CHICAGO, Illinois 60616 |
| Report ID | 2015118940 |
| Event Date | November 25, 2015 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Cuts, lacerations |
| Body Part | Wrist(s) |
| Event Type | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| Source of Injury | Scrapers-nonpowered |
| Industry (NAICS) | 562910 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.84000, -87.62000 |
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Incident Narrative
On November 25, 2015, an employee was removing floor tiles with a razor scraper hand tool. While he attempted to replace a blade on the razor scraper, the blade contacted and deeply lacerated his wrist, possibly damaging tendons.
Incident Summary
On November 25, 2015, a worker at THE LUSE COMPANIES, INC. in CHICAGO, Illinois suffered cuts, lacerations to the wrist(s). The incident was classified as injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker, with scrapers-nonpowered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 2,126 severe injury reports involving "Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker" incidents in our database. Browse all Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker injuries.
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| Aug 6, 2017 | Zoes Kitchen | ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Florida | Cuts, lacerations | Hosp. |
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| Nov 1, 2018 | Canary Date Sculpting Inc. | JACKSONVILLE, Florida | Cuts, lacerations | Hosp. |
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