Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Gale Insulation
Start: 10/1/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016109291 · 10/1/2016 · Gale Insulation

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Trusses, girders, beams-structurally attached, unspecified

Employer

Name: Gale Insulation
Location: 20000 SW Morolo Way, PORT SAINT LUCIE, FLORIDA, 34986
NAICS: 238170
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was installing insulation when he grabbed a truss that had a nail, puncturing his hand through his gloves. He required surgery when the wound became infected.

Source

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