Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Lincare Holdings, Inc.
Start: 8/14/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018088286 · 8/14/2018 · Lincare Holdings, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source: Stairs, steps, unspecified
Secondary source: Oxygen tanks and cylinders

Employer

Name: Lincare Holdings, Inc.
Location: unknown, ONTARIO, OHIO, 44906
NAICS: 532291
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee slipped on steps located at a patient's residence and fell onto an oxygen tank that was on a cart at the base of the steps, suffering a puncture wound to the neck.

Source

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