Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at HENTGES TREE SERVICE
Start: 9/22/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015097222 · 9/22/2015 · HENTGES TREE SERVICE

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: Struck against object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Shrubs, grasses

Employer

Name: HENTGES TREE SERVICE
Location: 5905 OLD LOHMAN ROAD, JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI, 65109
NAICS: 561730
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was picking up cut brush and placing it into the chipper during power line right of way clearance. The branch brushed his abdomen and lodged a thorn into his abdomen. The event occurred on Sept. 22, 2015. Several days and two doctor visits later, the employee was admitted to the hospital on Sept. 29, 2015 with a severe infection. The thorn was found during exploratory surgery.

Source

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