Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Kenyon Powerboats, Inc
Start: 10/28/2016

1 hospitalization · 20161010167 · 10/28/2016 · Kenyon Powerboats, Inc

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 or flying object, n.e.c.
Source: Construction debris

Employer

Name: Kenyon Powerboats, Inc
Location: 36851 US Hwy 19 North, PALM HARBOR, FLORIDA, 34684
NAICS: 441222
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

After cutting 2 x 4s with the saw, the employee was breaking wood using his foot in a stomping motion to break the remaining halves. The half with nails sticking out swung upwards and struck the employee in the leg, lodging two nails into the employee's knee.

Source

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