Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Superior Tire & Rubber Corp.
Start: 2/2/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018021103 · 2/2/2018 · Superior Tire & Rubber Corp.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Metal chips, particles
Secondary source: Hammers, except sledge-nonpowered

Employer

Name: Superior Tire & Rubber Corp.
Location: 1818 Pennsylvania Ave. West, WARREN, PENNSYLVANIA, 16365
NAICS: 326211
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A welder employee was stamping a part number onto the metal rim of a tire with a metal stamp and carbon steel hammer. When the employee struck the metal stamp with the hammer, the hammer shattered and shrapnel struck the employee in the midsection. The employee was hospitalized for surgery to remove the metal pieces.

Source

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