Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Beard Equipment Company, Inc.
Start: 12/9/2020

1 hospitalization · 20201211538 · 12/9/2020 · Beard Equipment Company, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Beard Equipment Company, Inc.
Location: Esfeller Construction Yard, IRVINGTON, ALABAMA, 36544
NAICS: 532412
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was driving a pin into the track of an excavator when the pin chipped and a fragment hit and penetrated the employee's leg, requiring hospitalization.

Source

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