Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Delta Sonic Car Wash
Start: 8/25/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019088828 · 8/25/2019 · Delta Sonic Car Wash

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(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: Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted

Employer

Name: Delta Sonic Car Wash
Location: 570 Delaware Avenue, BUFFALO, NEW YORK, 14202
NAICS: 811192
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was repairing an aerial lift when a hydraulic hose leaked, causing high-pressure hydraulic fluid to come out and puncture the skin on the employee's left middle finger. The wound became infected and required hospitalization.

Source

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