Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Progress Rail (Alliance)
Start: 2/8/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018021333 · 2/8/2018 · Progress Rail (Alliance)

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by discharged object or substance
Source: Lubricating greases, cutting oils
Secondary source: Hoses

Employer

Name: Progress Rail (Alliance)
Location: 2472 County Rd 55, ALLIANCE, NEBRASKA, 69301
NAICS: 488210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a pancake huck tool to remove hucks from a column guide wear plate on a side frame when the hose on the pressure side of the tool burst where he was holding onto it, injecting oil through his glove and into his left hand.

Source

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