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Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

1 hospitalization · 2015086090 · 8/25/2015 · MIDWEST FENCE CORPORATION

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury
Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Cause

Event
Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
Source
Ground, unspecified
Secondary source
Bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar)

Employer

Name
MIDWEST FENCE CORPORATION
Location
545 N. McCrug Court, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60611
NAICS
238990
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was erecting a fence when he tripped over some rebar on the ground and fell. He fell on top of his tool belt and punctured the stomach on his tools (pliers) in his tool belt.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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