105,313Records 71,083Employers 85,290Hospitalizations 27,770Amputations 2015-01-01 2025-10-31
Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025

DANBURY, CONNECTICUT—

E-J Electric T & D LLC

Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. · Cuts, lacerations

Final narrative

An employee was hand digging a shallow trench for an electrical conduit installation. While digging the trench, the employee encountered tree roots. To remove the tree roots, he cut partially through the roots with his personal utility knife. After cutting the majority of the exposed roots, he placed the utility knife outside the trench. He then attempted to pull the remaining roots and the sudden release of the roots caused his arm to rotate backwards, allowing his left wrist to contact the utility knife blade and suffer a laceration.

Hospitalized Wrist(s) Box cutters and razor knives

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