Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury

Name: Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury at JOHN VOLPI & COMPANY
Start: 3/29/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018033052 · 3/29/2018 · JOHN VOLPI & COMPANY

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury

Cause

Event: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source: Needles, syringes

Employer

Name: JOHN VOLPI & COMPANY
Location: 5263 Northrup Ave., SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, 63110
NAICS: 311999
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was separating meat from its casing using an air injecting needle when his hand slipped and the needle penetrated his cut-resistant glove. Air was injected into his hand, causing swelling.

Source

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