Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at KCI Construction, Inc.
Start: 6/1/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017064996 · 6/1/2017 · KCI Construction, 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: Lubricating greases, cutting oils
Secondary source: Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted

Employer

Name: KCI Construction, Inc.
Location: Poplar Street Bridge, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, 63103
NAICS: 237310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was looking for a hydraulic leak on a boom lift when the hydraulic hose burst and injected fluid into the employee's left middle finger and lacerated it, requiring surgery.

Source

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