Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Tower Extrusions, LTD
Start: 5/3/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021053636 · 5/3/2021 · Tower Extrusions, LTD

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Tower Extrusions, LTD
Location: 1405 S Martinez Lane, WYLIE, TEXAS, 75098
NAICS: 331316
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a tail stretcher machine. A pneumatic cylinder in the machine failed, and the rod from the cylinder flew into the employee's right thigh, puncturing it.

Source

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