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Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

1 hospitalization · 20191011307 · 10/29/2019 · Master-Halco, Inc.

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 object or equipment, unspecified
Source
Wire, cables-nonelectrical

Employer

Name
Master-Halco, Inc.
Location
8431 Hoyle Avenue, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75227
NAICS
331222
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was spooling wire coming off a wire draw machine when the end of a piece of fence wire struck the employee's eye. The employee suffered an eye injury requiring stitches. Safety glasses were not worn at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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