Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at John Deere
Start: 5/24/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017054716 · 5/24/2017 · John Deere

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: Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified
Source: Metal chips, particles

Employer

Name: John Deere
Location: 1100 13th Avenue, EAST MOLINE, ILLINOIS, 61244
NAICS: 333111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On May 24, 2017, at approximately 12:00 PM, an employee was working with metal parts when a metal sliver became lodged in his left middle finger. His hand later became severely infected and required hospitalization the following day.

Source

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