Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at 48Forty
Start: 10/28/2019

1 hospitalization · 20191011236 · 10/28/2019 · 48Forty

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: Chips, particles, splinters, unspecified

Employer

Name: 48Forty
Location: 3177 Biglerville Rd., BIGLERVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 17307
NAICS: 321920
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was assembling a pallet with an air gun. When he fired a nail into the pallet, debris entered his eye, requiring hospitalization and surgery. Safety glasses were not worn at the time of the incident.

Source

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