Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Cargill, Inc.
Start: 8/26/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015086171 · 8/26/2015 · Cargill, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by discharged object or substance
Source: Nails, brads, tacks, nuts, bolts, washers
Secondary source: Nail guns-powered

Employer

Name: Cargill, Inc.
Location: 1613 41st Rd., HEARTWELL, NEBRASKA, 68945
NAICS: 424510
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was building a bunker wall using an air nail gun. As the worker was nailing, he fired the gun twice and a nail went into the employee's left thumb.

Source

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