Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Power Recycling, Inc.
Start: 7/23/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018077444 · 7/23/2018 · Power Recycling, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Wrist(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: Power Recycling, Inc.
Location: 4715 Route 30, AMSTERDAM, NEW YORK, 12010
NAICS: 321920
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was making a wooden pallet. With a nail gun in his right hand, he picked up a board with his left hand. The nail gun discharged, shooting a nail into his left wrist.

Source

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