Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL COMPLEX
Start: 8/22/2018

1 hospitalization · 20180813299 · 8/22/2018 · FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL COMPLEX

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Chippers

Employer

Name: FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL COMPLEX
Location: 1400 Dale Bumpers Rd., FORREST CITY, ARKANSAS, 72335
NAICS: 922140
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was being trained on a wood chipper machine when a second employee switched the machine on. A piece of the blade that was attached to the blade assembly blew off and punctured the employee's right forearm.

Source

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