Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Norbord, Inc.
Start: 10/9/2019

1 hospitalization · 20191010565 · 10/9/2019 · Norbord, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by discharged object or substance
Source: Pressurized water-blast
Secondary source: Power washers

Employer

Name: Norbord, Inc.
Location: 500 Nexfor Blvd., JEFFERSON, TEXAS, 75657
NAICS: 322130
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was washing down a press with a high-pressure water machine when he dropped the wand and high-pressure water injected into his left arm just above the elbow. He was hospitalized.

Source

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