Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Woodtex
Start: 6/14/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018065841 · 6/14/2018 · Woodtex

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Knee(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: Woodtex
Location: 3700 Route 14, HIMROD, NEW YORK, 14842
NAICS: 321992
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Employees were using a nail gun to frame wall studs for a shed. While a co-worker was passing the nail gun to the injured employee, it fired and a nail punctured the injured employee's knee.

Source

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