Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Intransit Container, Inc.
Start: 5/12/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017054330 · 5/12/2017 · Intransit Container, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by discharged object or substance
Source: Liquids, unspecified
Secondary source: Power washers

Employer

Name: Intransit Container, Inc.
Location: 53 Wiser Ave, WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, 01607
NAICS: 488510
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was power-washing a lift when the power-washer spray punctured the employee's left middle finger. The puncture became infected and required surgery.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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