Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Mesa Airlines
Start: 2/19/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022021613 · 2/19/2022 · Mesa Airlines

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Cause

Event: Struck by discharged or flying object, n.e.c.
Source: Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Airplane-jet or turbine engine

Employer

Name: Mesa Airlines
Location: Mesa Airlines Bush International Airport Hanger, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77032
NAICS: 488190
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on aircraft landing gear when a piston from the landing gear strut released and struck the employee in the chest, resulting in a puncture injury.

Source

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