Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Allied Group
Start: 2/27/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017021817 · 2/27/2017 · Allied Group

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by discharged object or substance
Source: Nails, brads, tacks, nuts, bolts, washers
Secondary source: Nail guns-powered

Employer

Name: Allied Group
Location: 7200 Mykawa Road, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77033
NAICS: 332919
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was preparing a pallet with a pneumatic nail gun when the air hose became wrapped around his right leg. While trying to unwrap the hose from around his leg, the nail gun engaged and struck the back of his right foot.

Source

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