Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Midwest Manufacturing
Start: 9/1/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017098450 · 9/1/2017 · Midwest Manufacturing

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: Nails, brads, tacks, nuts, bolts, washers
Secondary source: Nail guns-powered

Employer

Name: Midwest Manufacturing
Location: 14317 County Road 15, HOLIDAY CITY, OHIO, 43554
NAICS: 332321
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On September 1, 2017, an employee was nailing wooden trusses using a nail gun. As the employee went to kneel down, the nail gun fired a nail into his right knee, requiring hospitalization.

Source

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