Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Kontane Inc.
Start: 10/21/2019

1 hospitalization · 20191010979 · 10/21/2019 · Kontane Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by discharged object or substance
Source: Nails, brads, tacks, nuts, bolts, washers
Secondary source: Nail guns-powered

Employer

Name: Kontane Inc.
Location: 3400 Hwy 31 S, CALERA, ALABAMA, 35040
NAICS: 488999
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using an air-powered nail gun to attach a piece of wood to a crate when the tip of the nail gun turned sideways and a 2-inch nail went into his left hand which was holding the piece of wood. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

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