BROX INDUSTRIES, INC.

Struck by running powered equipment n.e.c. — Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures — CHELSEA, Massachusetts

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at BROX INDUSTRIES, INC. in CHELSEA, Massachusetts
Employer BROX INDUSTRIES, INC.
Address Maurice J Tobin Bridge, Route 1 SB top deck of bridge
City, State ZIP CHELSEA, Massachusetts 02150
Report ID 2025054581
Event Date May 15, 2025
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
Body Part Wrist(s)
Event Type Struck by running powered equipment n.e.c.
Source of Injury Grinders handtool
Secondary Source Secondary source not applicable
Industry (NAICS) 324121
GPS Coordinates 42.39000, -71.03000

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Incident Narrative

On May 15, 2025, an employee was cutting down steel mesh and debris that was protruding from a milled roadway. As the employee began to cut a piece of steel with an angle grinder, he steadied himself with his left hand and the tool contacted the top of his left wrist, resulting in a laceration that required hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On May 15, 2025, a worker at BROX INDUSTRIES, INC. in CHELSEA, Massachusetts suffered cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures to the wrist(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment n.e.c., with grinders handtool identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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