Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Elvas Pallets LLC
Start: 4/14/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016043152 · 4/14/2016 · Elvas Pallets LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by discharged object or substance
Source: Nails, brads, tacks, nuts, bolts, washers
Secondary source: Nail guns-powered

Employer

Name: Elvas Pallets LLC
Location: 8664 Quintana Rd, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 78211
NAICS: 321920
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee had just completed nailing a pallet with a nail gun. The employee's finger was on the trigger as the nail gun was set down. The nail gun brushed the employee's upper leg and went off. The nail punctured the employee's right kneecap.

Source

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