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Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

1 hospitalization · 20191010644 · 10/10/2019 · St. Jeans Industries, Inc.

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
Wire, cables-nonelectrical
Secondary source
Hand grinders-powered

Employer

Name
St. Jeans Industries, Inc.
Location
424 INDUSTRIAL PARK RD., HEBER SPRINGS, ARKANSAS, 72543
NAICS
336399
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a wire-end brush attachment in a pneumatic die grinder to clean debris out of a casting mold. The employee stepped down from a 6-inch raised platform, then felt severe pain in his left knee as soon as it was bearing weight. A 1-inch-long, 0.0104-inch-thick steel wire from the brush had penetrated the knee. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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