Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Home Goods Distribution Center
Start: 11/13/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015118601 · 11/13/2015 · Home Goods Distribution Center

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Skids, pallets

Employer

Name: Home Goods Distribution Center
Location: 1415 Blue Hills Avenue, BLOOMFIELD, CONNECTICUT, 06002
NAICS: 493110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On Friday, November 13, 2015, an employee was moving a wooden pallet when he got a splinter in the palm of his right hand. He was later hospitalized when the splinter became infected.

Source

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