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Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
1 hospitalization · 2021021422 · 2/16/2021 · WMT Housing, LLC
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 discharged object or substance
- Source
- Nails, brads, tacks, nuts, bolts, washers
- Secondary source
- Nail guns-powered
Employer
- Name
- WMT Housing, LLC
- Location
- 2875 Fulford Road, WAYCROSS, GEORGIA, 31503
- NAICS
- 321991
- Jurisdiction
- 1
Narrative
An employee was using a nail gun to install molding in a closet. The nail gun shot a 1 1/2-inch brad nail into the employee's chest.
Source
- Authoritative
- OSHA Severe Injury Reports
- Machine
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