Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Komatsu Equipment
Start: 5/24/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017054676 · 5/24/2017 · Komatsu Equipment

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 discharged object or substance
Source: Lubricating greases, cutting oils
Secondary source: Excavating machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Komatsu Equipment
Location: 1181 Burgundy Dr., EL PASO, TEXAS, 79907
NAICS: 236220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was removing a hydraulic line from a piece on an excavator. The line was still pressurized and when the connection was broken, the line crossed his left hand, injecting hydraulic oil into the hand and causing a laceration. He was hospitalized.

Source

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