Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Nazareth Pallet Co., Inc.
Start: 6/14/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022065127 · 6/14/2022 · Nazareth Pallet Co., Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by discharged or flying object, n.e.c.
Source: Nail guns-powered

Employer

Name: Nazareth Pallet Co., Inc.
Location: 800 Held Drive, NORTHAMPTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 18067
NAICS: 321920
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working in the pallet repair line when a pneumatic nail gun shot a nail into their right wrist. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery to remove the nail.

Source

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