JENKINS WOODWORKING, INC.

Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker - Cuts, lacerations - NEWPORT, Rhode Island

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at JENKINS WOODWORKING, INC. in NEWPORT, Rhode Island
Employer JENKINS WOODWORKING, INC.
Address 146 Brenton Road
City, State ZIP NEWPORT, Rhode Island 02840
Report ID 2017098656
Event Date September 8, 2017
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations
Body Part Forearm(s)
Event Type Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source of Injury Box cutters and razor knives
Industry (NAICS) 236115
GPS Coordinates 41.45872, -71.33515

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Incident Narrative

An employee was using a utility knife to notch out sections of a composite trim when the knife slipped on the hard surface of the trim and struck the employee's left forearm, severing an artery and cutting veins. He was hospitalized and had surgery.

Incident Summary

On September 8, 2017, a worker at JENKINS WOODWORKING, INC. in NEWPORT, Rhode Island suffered cuts, lacerations to the forearm(s). The incident was classified as injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker, with box cutters and razor knives identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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