Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Ekul Regnig, Inc.
Start: 9/2/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022097860 · 9/2/2022 · Ekul Regnig, Inc.

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 dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Metal chips, particles
Secondary source: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Ekul Regnig, Inc.
Location: 12731 US Hwy 84 E, JOAQUIN, TEXAS, 75954
NAICS: 236220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee had swapped out the punch and die on an ironworker and was aligning the punch to the die. As the employee was bump cycling the machine, the edge of the punch struck the edge of the die and the punch broke. A piece of steel from the punch struck and punctured the employee's right eye.

Source

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