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Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

1 hospitalization · 20211210610 · 12/10/2021 · Inwesco Incorporated

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 object or equipment dropped by injured worker
Source
Tool parts, accessories, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Inwesco Incorporated
Location
2824 N. Sylvania Ave., FORT WORTH, TEXAS, 76111
NAICS
332710
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cutting welding wire from the end of his weld gun. It did not cut all the way through and the employee used his snips to tap the end of the wire. The wire bounced off the table and up under his glasses, puncturing his left eye.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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