Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at BMC, LLC
Start: 9/22/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017099106 · 9/22/2017 · BMC, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Forearm(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: BMC, LLC
Location: 1445 West Sam Houston Pkwy N, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77043
NAICS: 444110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On September 22, 2017, at approximately 2:15 PM, an employee was helping a coworker drive nails into a wood door using a nail gun when the door moved. The employee was then shot by the nail gun. The nail pierced the employee's left forearm to the bone.

Source

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