Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at E&K OF DENVER
Start: 10/6/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020109523 · 10/6/2020 · E&K OF DENVER

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by discharged object or substance
Source: Tool parts, accessories, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Striking and nailing handtools-powered, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: E&K OF DENVER
Location: 1401 E. 69TH AVENUE, DENVER, COLORADO, 80022
NAICS: 238130
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning/servicing a powder-actuated tool. While the tool was disassembled and the piston was against the palm of his left hand, the trigger was actuated. The tool was loaded with boosters and projected the piston into the employee's left hand/wrist. The employee sustained a punctured left hand.

Source

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