Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Harvey Bloch Ortiz Bailer
Start: 1/29/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020010933 · 1/29/2020 · Harvey Bloch Ortiz Bailer

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Exposure through unintentional needlestick or sharp injury
Source: Nitrogen

Employer

Name: Harvey Bloch Ortiz Bailer
Location: 2517 Route 44, SALT POINT, NEW YORK, 12578
NAICS: 238220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was removing nitrogen from a system when a tool malfunctioned and a Schrader pin hit the employee's hand and nitrogen gas got under the skin on the employee's left arm and hand.

Source

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