Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Stainless Marine, Inc.
Start: 6/6/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021064588 · 6/6/2021 · Stainless Marine, Inc.

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: Hand grinders-powered

Employer

Name: Stainless Marine, Inc.
Location: 13800 Northwest 19th Avenue, OPA LOCKA, FLORIDA, 33054
NAICS: 332111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was filling air pockets in seam welding for structural support on an aluminum platform. As the employee was grinding the platform with a grinding disk, a piece of metal from a wire brush (which had been embedded in the aluminum) came free and injured his left eye.

Source

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