Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at BERKSHIRE THEATRE GROUP, INC.
Start: 6/3/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017065048 · 6/3/2017 · BERKSHIRE THEATRE GROUP, INC.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by discharged object or substance
Source: Staples
Secondary source: Stapling tools-electric or pneumatic

Employer

Name: BERKSHIRE THEATRE GROUP, INC.
Location: 6 East St, STOCKBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, 01262
NAICS: 711110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On June 3, 2017, an employee was kneeling and using a pneumatic staple gun to secure corners of a prop frame. The employee fired a staple into the wood and it kicked back, causing a second staple to eject from the gun and impale her knee. She was hospitalized and had surgery.

Source

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