Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Medical Equipment Installation, Inc.
Start: 5/31/2016

1 hospitalization · 20160512080 · 5/31/2016 · Medical Equipment Installation, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Knives, unspecified or n.e.c.
Secondary source: X-ray, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and fluoroscope machinery and equipment

Employer

Name: Medical Equipment Installation, Inc.
Location: Metropolitan Hospital Center, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10039
NAICS: 811219
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On 5/31/2016, an employee was servicing an MRI machine when the machine magnetically energized and the employee's metal knife was drawn into his eye socket resulting in retinal detachment causing blindness.

Source

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