Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Systems
Start: 1/23/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017010702 · 1/23/2017 · Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Systems

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: Medical sharps instruments, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Systems
Location: 655 West Lincoln Ave, CHARLESTON, ILLINOIS, 61920
NAICS: 622110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On January 23, 2017, an employee was stuck on the palm of his hand by a dental hook while collecting instruments to be sanitized. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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