Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Pall Corporation
Start: 6/27/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017065905 · 6/27/2017 · Pall Corporation

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Welding machinery

Employer

Name: Pall Corporation
Location: 1750 Filter Dr., DELAND, FLORIDA, 32724
NAICS: 333999
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A temporary employee was attempting to remove a jammed filter bag from a plastic welding machine when his right forearm was caught between the machine carriage and a cross member, severely puncturing it and requiring hospitalization. The machine was running at the time of the incident.

Source

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