Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Wirerope Works, Inc
Start: 5/26/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022054568 · 5/26/2022 · Wirerope Works, Inc

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 dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Wire, cables-nonelectrical
Secondary source: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Wirerope Works, Inc
Location: 100 Maynard Street, WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA, 17701
NAICS: 331222
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was setting up a wire drawing machine. When he started the machine, it turned on at full speed. The 1/8-inch steel wire in the machine snapped and impaled the employee on the left side of the chest. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

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