SMETHPORT, PENNSYLVANIA·
Horizon Construction Group, Inc.
Struck by dislodged flying object, particle · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Horizon Construction Group, Inc., 6189 PA 46, SMETHPORT, PENNSYLVANIA 16749 on , Cuts, lacerations, affecting the forearm(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was cutting off the tops of screws protruding through plywood, using an angle grinder with an abrasive cutoff wheel. The wheel exploded, and shrapnel from it severely lacerated the employee's left forearm and damaged an artery. The grinder was unguarded at the time.
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