Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at River City Recycling
Start: 8/30/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019089034 · 8/30/2019 · River City Recycling

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple upper extremities locations, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Banding, baling, strapping machinery

Employer

Name: River City Recycling
Location: 1949 Hormel Dr., SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 78219
NAICS: 423930
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was trying to relieve the tension on a bailer wire channel. His hand was on the wire/channel when he turned the machine on. The wire then penetrated his left palm and came out the side of his wrist/forearm.

Source

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