Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Texas First Rentals
Start: 9/18/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018099630 · 9/18/2018 · Texas First Rentals

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source: Handtools-powered, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Texas First Rentals
Location: 110 Setter Trail, ELGIN, TEXAS, 78621
NAICS: 532412
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee used an air powered grease gun to grease a skid steer following track repairs. As he was rolling up the grease gun and hose, the trigger was pulled and grease injected into the palm of his left hand, requiring hospitalization and surgery.

Source

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