Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at HERSHEY EQUIPMENT COMPANY
Start: 5/2/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017053986 · 5/2/2017 · HERSHEY EQUIPMENT COMPANY

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Nonclassifiable
Nature of injury: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Cause

Event: Fall, slip, trip, unspecified
Source: Scaffolds-staging, unspecified

Employer

Name: HERSHEY EQUIPMENT COMPANY
Location: 1145 Colebrook Road, MOUNT JOY, PENNSYLVANIA, 17552
NAICS: 236210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was standing on a mobile scaffold about 3 or 4 feet above the floor when the platform became partially unsecured and tilted. The employee lost his balance and fell into a stand. He was hospitalized with a puncture wound and possible internal injuries in the sternum/chest area.

Source

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