Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Briggs Equipment
Start: 3/6/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019032438 · 3/6/2019 · Briggs Equipment

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by discharged object or substance
Source: Lubricating greases, cutting oils
Secondary source: Backhoes, trackhoes

Employer

Name: Briggs Equipment
Location: 711 WW White Rd., SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 78219
NAICS: 333618
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a backhoe, removing a hydraulic hose. The right valve released hydraulic fluid under pressure. His hand was scraped, and an amount of hydraulic fluid got under his skin.

Source

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