Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Wastequip Manufacturing Co. LLC
Start: 6/21/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016065520 · 6/21/2016 · Wastequip Manufacturing Co. LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Metal materials-nonstructural, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Wastequip Manufacturing Co. LLC
Location: 1079 State Route 20, NEW LEBANON, NEW YORK, 12125
NAICS: 332999
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was tack-welding a small part onto a larger assembly when a weld wire bounced and punctured his left index finger, requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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