Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Dominium
Start: 6/15/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020065588 · 6/15/2020 · Dominium

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by discharged object or substance
Source: Lubricating greases, cutting oils
Secondary source: Hoses

Employer

Name: Dominium
Location: 1600 Locust Street, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, 63103
NAICS: 541110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was fixing a hydraulic hose on an industrial trash compactor. While his right hand was holding the hose that goes to the ram of the compactor, the compactor actuated. Up to 6500 PSI of hydraulic fluid shot out of a small hole in the hose and pierced a hole in the pad of the employee s right index finger.

Source

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