Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Waste Corporation of Missouri
Start: 4/11/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019043741 · 4/11/2019 · Waste Corporation of Missouri

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: Wire, cables-nonelectrical

Employer

Name: Waste Corporation of Missouri
Location: 22820 South State Route 291, HARRISONVILLE, MISSOURI, 64701
NAICS: 562920
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was unbundling bales of recyclable material. When he cut the wire with his wire cutters, it snapped back and poked his left eye. He underwent surgery to relieve pressure behind his eye.

Source

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