Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at KEROTEST MANUFACTURING CORP.
Start: 6/12/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016065188 · 6/12/2016 · KEROTEST MANUFACTURING CORP.

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: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source: Files-surfacing handtool
Secondary source: Metalworking lathes

Employer

Name: KEROTEST MANUFACTURING CORP.
Location: 7734 Highway 1, MANSURA, LOUISIANA, 71350
NAICS: 332911
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was removing burrs on a set of custom-made aluminum jaws with a 10-inch hand file, when the file struck the jaws while they were still spinning in the chuck of the lathe. The file then pushed back into the employee's left-hand palm, causing a deep puncture wound.

Source

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