Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Buchanan Roofing & Guttering
Start: 10/15/2019

1 hospitalization · 20191010789 · 10/15/2019 · Buchanan Roofing & Guttering

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Nails, brads, tacks, nuts, bolts, washers
Secondary source: Hammers, except sledge-nonpowered

Employer

Name: Buchanan Roofing & Guttering
Location: Building 2-1549, FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA, 28307
NAICS: 423330
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee was striking a nail with a hammer when it ricocheted and struck him in the corner of an eye under his glasses, severely rupturing the globe. He was hospitalized and had surgery.

Source

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