Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Town Fair Tire
Start: 2/8/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017021263 · 2/8/2017 · Town Fair Tire

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 by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Chips, particles, splinters, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Handtools-powered, unspecified

Employer

Name: Town Fair Tire
Location: 55 Washington Avenue, NORTH HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, 06473
NAICS: 441320
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a wire wheel to remove corrosion when a filament from the wire wheel flew off and embedded itself in his hand. He was hospitalized for surgery.

Source

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