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Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
1 hospitalization · 2020021689 · 2/20/2020 · Superior Siding & Construction, 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 dislodged flying object, particle
- Source
- Nails, brads, tacks, nuts, bolts, washers
- Secondary source
- Hammers, except sledge-nonpowered
Employer
- Name
- Superior Siding & Construction, Inc,
- Location
- 69th and Southeastern, SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57103
- NAICS
- 236116
- Jurisdiction
- 1
Narrative
An employee was hammering a nail to install siding onto a building when the nail ricocheted and flew back, striking his right eye.
Source
- Authoritative
- OSHA Severe Injury Reports
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown