Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Cardone Industries, Inc.
Start: 4/3/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018043181 · 4/3/2018 · Cardone Industries, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Thigh(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: Cardone Industries, Inc.
Location: 5810 E Harrison Avenue, HARLINGEN, TEXAS, 78550
NAICS: 441310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was moving a pallet to turn it in a different direction. A nail gun was about to fall and the employee tried to catch it. As the employee reached for the nail gun, the trigger was activated and the nail gun discharged a nail into the employee's right thigh.

Source

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