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Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

1 hospitalization · 2019044245 · 4/26/2019 · Republic Services

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source
Wrenches-nonpowered

Employer

Name
Republic Services
Location
3145 Mount Pleasant St., NW, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 20010
NAICS
562111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was trying to free a stuck enclosure gate using a wrench and the wrench struck his left eye, rupturing it.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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