Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Cleary Building Corp.
Start: 10/2/2018

1 hospitalization · 20181010186 · 10/2/2018 · Cleary Building Corp.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Nails, brads, tacks, nuts, bolts, washers
Secondary source: Hammers-power not determined

Employer

Name: Cleary Building Corp.
Location: 19538 West Vannoy, HERSHEY, NEBRASKA, 69143
NAICS: 332311
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was hammering 20-penny nails into a header when the second blow glanced off a nail, causing the nail to ricochet off the header and puncture the employee's cornea. Safety glasses were not being worn at the time.

Source

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