Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at MULLER COPPER TUBE CO., INC.
Start: 9/14/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017098819 · 9/14/2017 · MULLER COPPER TUBE CO., INC.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by discharged or flying object, unspecified
Source: Metal pipes, tubing
Secondary source: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: MULLER COPPER TUBE CO., INC.
Location: 400 MUELLER ROAD, FULTON, MISSISSIPPI, 38843
NAICS: 331421
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On September 15, 2017, an employee was walking between a tube handling system and a drawing unit when a copper tube impaled the employee's left upper leg, requiring hospitalization. The area between the two machines was unguarded at the time.

Source

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