Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at US CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION
Start: 10/15/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016109723 · 10/15/2016 · US CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Plants, trees, vegetation, unspecified

Employer

Name: US CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION
Location: CAGE RANCH, EAGLE PASS, TEXAS, 78852
NAICS: 928120
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was hospitalized on 10/15/16 when diagnosed with advanced cellulitis on his right leg resulting from puncture wounds from thorny vegetation indigenous to the patrol area.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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