Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Shaw Industries Group, Inc.
Start: 9/23/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015097000 · 9/23/2015 · Shaw Industries Group, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Nails, brads, tacks, nuts, bolts, washers

Employer

Name: Shaw Industries Group, Inc.
Location: 843 Union Grove Road, ADAIRSVILLE, GEORGIA, 30103
NAICS: 314110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was helping to line up two walls that would be nailed together. A nail from the nail gun hit a knot in the wood. The nail ricocheted, hitting and puncturing the employee's chest.

Source

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