Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Wright Service Center
Start: 5/6/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019054583 · 5/6/2019 · Wright Service Center

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Scrap, waste, debris, unspecified
Secondary source: Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Wright Service Center
Location: 14140 CYPRESS NORTH HOUSTON RD, CYPRESS, TEXAS, 77429
NAICS: 221122
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a hammer to remove a sprocket when a piece broke off the sprocket and embedded into his left knee. It required surgical removal.

Source

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