Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at AUSTRALIS AQUACULTURE, LLC
Start: 4/18/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018043697 · 4/18/2018 · AUSTRALIS AQUACULTURE, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source: Animal carcass, roadkill

Employer

Name: AUSTRALIS AQUACULTURE, LLC
Location: ONE AUSTRALIA WAY, TURNERS FALLS, MASSACHUSETTS, 01376
NAICS: 112511
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was removing a dead fish from a fish tank when the fish's spines stuck the employee's finger, resulting in an infection to the finger and arm.

Source

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