Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Pro Framing, Inc.
Start: 11/27/2018

1 hospitalization · 20181112141 · 11/27/2018 · Pro Framing, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
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: Pro Framing, Inc.
Location: 1116 6th Street, BROOKINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57006
NAICS: 236115
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was climbing down a ladder with a nail gun. The gun fired a nail into the employee's chest, where it caused tissue damage but missed all vital organs. The nail was surgically removed.

Source

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