Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Tonnard Manufacturing Corporation
Start: 10/1/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020109328 · 10/1/2020 · Tonnard Manufacturing Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Metal chips, particles
Secondary source: Presses, except printing, unspecified

Employer

Name: Tonnard Manufacturing Corporation
Location: 715 Spring Street, CORRY, PENNSYLVANIA, 16407
NAICS: 332119
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was starting a press. While feeding material into the die, a steel slug was ejected from the point of operation, struck the employee, and imbedded in their chest. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

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