Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Erie Bronze & Aluminum Company
Start: 6/9/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022064960 · 6/9/2022 · Erie Bronze & Aluminum Company

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Cause

Event: Explosion, n.e.c.
Source: Grinders, abraders

Employer

Name: Erie Bronze & Aluminum Company
Location: 6300 West Ridge Rd, ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16506
NAICS: 331523
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a 30-inch grinder to grind an aluminum casting when the grinding wheel exploded causing shrapnel injuries to the employee's abdomen and thigh. When the wheel exploded, it also pushed the aluminum casting into the employee with force.

Source

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