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Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

1 hospitalization · 2017054896 · 5/30/2017 · Westfield Distributing

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by discharged object or substance
Source: Scrap, waste, debris, unspecified

Employer

Name: Westfield Distributing
Location: 3502 E. Mound Road, DECATUR, ILLINOIS, 62521
NAICS: 333111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was hammering a punch out of a large piece of steel when a piece of metal flew up and over his safety glasses and went into his eye.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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