Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Corning Pharmaceuticals Glass, LLC.
Start: 1/10/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019010324 · 1/10/2019 · Corning Pharmaceuticals Glass, LLC.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by discharged or flying object, unspecified
Source: Parts and materials, unspecified
Secondary source: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Corning Pharmaceuticals Glass, LLC.
Location: 563 Crystal Avenue, VINELAND, NEW JERSEY, 08360
NAICS: 327212
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A temporary employee was sweeping the production floor when a nearby tube cutting machine missed a cut causing a glass tube to miss the landing equipment and strike the employee's left calf. The employee was hospitalized with a puncture wound to the left calf muscle.

Source

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