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Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

1 hospitalization · 2019076760 · 7/5/2019 · Performance Pallet Corp.

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 discharged object or substance
Source
Nails, brads, tacks, nuts, bolts, washers
Secondary source
Nail guns-powered

Employer

Name
Performance Pallet Corp.
Location
112 N Mainline Drive, SEYMOUR, WISCONSIN, 54165
NAICS
321920
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was building pallets using a nail gun. As he bent down to nail a pallet, the gun fired into his leg, lodging a nail into his knee.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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