Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Name: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at Piper Aircraft, Inc.
Start: 6/19/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018066056 · 6/19/2018 · Piper Aircraft, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Metal chips, particles
Secondary source: Routers and molders-powered

Employer

Name: Piper Aircraft, Inc.
Location: 2926 PIPER DR, VERO BEACH, FLORIDA, 32960
NAICS: 336411
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a handheld router when a metal chip went up her nose and lodged into her throat, requiring hospitalization and surgery. A face shield was not worn at the time.

Source

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