Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at George & Lynch, Inc.
Start: 7/19/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017076724 · 7/19/2017 · George & Lynch, Inc.

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 dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Chips, particles, splinters, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Material transfer machines

Employer

Name: George & Lynch, Inc.
Location: 1500 Lafferty Lane, DOVER, DELAWARE, 19901
NAICS: 237310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a small air-driven chisel to remove hardened asphalt from the conveyor slats of a hot mix asphalt transfer device when a piece of asphalt flew into his right eye.

Source

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