OSHA Injury Report: Columbia Industries LLC_Mississippi

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

unpacking equipment

What happened

Employee was working in the paint shop area he was unpacking and assembling some equipment. He was using a snap-off blade type razor knife to cut open boxes while attempting to cut one of the boxes open the knife slipped causing him to cut his finger on the opposite hand. Employee was not wearing any type of gloves at the time of the incident and had the cut hand in an unsafe position while cutting the box. Snap off blade type razor knives will not be allowed going forward and will be replaced with the retractable safety handle type knives. Employees will be trained to wear cut resistant gloves when handling any type of knife.

Injury or illness

Laceration to left hand pointer finger

Object or substance involved

razor knife

Summary line

Cut to Left Hand Pointer Finger

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.