Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Casella Recycling LLC
Start: 3/3/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021031912 · 3/3/2021 · Casella Recycling LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Metal chips, particles
Secondary source: Drills-stationary

Employer

Name: Casella Recycling LLC
Location: 24 Bunker HIll Industrial Park, CHARLESTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS, 02129
NAICS: 562920
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was walking along a platform when a drill bit, being used nearby, broke and sent a steel shard into the employee's left eye. The employee suffered a cut retina.

Source

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