Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Barrette Outdoor Living, Inc.
Start: 2/22/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021021594 · 2/22/2021 · Barrette Outdoor Living, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Knee(s)
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: Barrette Outdoor Living, Inc.
Location: 2401 Corporate Blvd., BROOKSVILLE, FLORIDA, 34604
NAICS: 332323
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was building a shipment using a pneumatic nail gun when the nail hit a knot in the wood and ricocheted, going into his left knee area and resulting in an injury that required surgery and hospitalization.

Source

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