Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Howmet Aerospace
Start: 8/20/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021087097 · 8/20/2021 · Howmet Aerospace

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source: Sheet metal

Employer

Name: Howmet Aerospace
Location: 1000 Warren Ave, NILES, OHIO, 44446
NAICS: 331111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working with sheet metal. A sliver of the metal penetrated the employee's gloves and punctured their hand. The employee required surgery to remove the metal.

Source

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