Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at RWLS, LLC
Start: 6/18/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015063863 · 6/18/2015 · RWLS, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Cause

Event: Struck by discharged object or substance
Source: Lubricating greases, cutting oils

Employer

Name: RWLS, LLC
Location: 525 Waltz Mill Road, RUFFS DALE, PENNSYLVANIA, 15679
NAICS: 213112
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a hydraulic-activated torque wrench to bolt up a flange. The hydraulic hose to the wrench developed a leak. The employee was injured when high pressure hydraulic fluid penetrated his right hand. The hydraulic wrench was a rental unit. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown