Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Scott Equipment Company LLC
Start: 2/22/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016021605 · 2/22/2016 · Scott Equipment Company LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Metal chips, particles
Secondary source: Excavating machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Scott Equipment Company LLC
Location: 10923 Interstate 30, LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, 72209
NAICS: 423810
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

While walking 63 feet away in the equipment yard, an employee was struck on the left thigh by a piece of metal debris that broke off from the jack hammer bit on an excavator.

Source

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