Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Cargill Meat Solutions Corp
Start: 12/27/2017

1 hospitalization · 20171212234 · 12/27/2017 · Cargill Meat Solutions Corp

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Surfacing handtools-powered, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Cargill Meat Solutions Corp
Location: 1252 PA 706, WYALUSING, PENNSYLVANIA, 18853
NAICS: 311611
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a small piece of equipment using a powered rotary wire brush when a piece of wire went through his glove and became stuck in his left hand. His hand became infected and required hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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