Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at PEOPLES GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANY
Start: 8/6/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015085484 · 8/6/2015 · PEOPLES GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANY

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Nonclassifiable
Nature of injury: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Cause

Event: Bites and stings, unspecified
Source: Insects, arachnids, mites, unspecified

Employer

Name: PEOPLES GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANY
Location: 1553 W. Gregory, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60640
NAICS: 221210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On August 6, 2015, an employee working on a gas leak inside of an excavation was bitten by an unknown insect on the right elbow. As the day continued the bite are became swollen and painful. The employee was admitted into the hospital. On August 10, 2015 a portion of the bite area was removed by doctors.

Source

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