Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at American Tank Maintenance, LLC
Start: 7/11/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018076968 · 7/11/2018 · American Tank Maintenance, LLC

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 object or equipment, unspecified
Source: Wire, cables-nonelectrical

Employer

Name: American Tank Maintenance, LLC
Location: Lincoln County Highway 47 Water Tank Site, LINCOLNTON, GEORGIA, 30817
NAICS: 238320
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was climbing a fixed ladder up to a water tower when a stranded metal safety cable located beside the ladder came loose at the top anchor point and struck his leg, puncturing his right thigh.

Source

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