Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Select Speciality Hospital Houston Heights
Start: 3/1/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016031873 · 3/1/2016 · Select Speciality Hospital Houston Heights

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Stepped on object
Source: Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools

Employer

Name: Select Speciality Hospital Houston Heights
Location: 1917 Ashland St., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77008
NAICS: 622110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was repairing a leaking water pump. The employee went to change into rubber boots when he stepped on a wheel wire brush. The wires from the brush punctured and broke off in his right heel, requiring surgical removal.

Source

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