Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at APACHE PRODUCTS INC.
Start: 9/21/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022098346 · 9/21/2022 · APACHE PRODUCTS INC.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source: Nails, brads, tacks, nuts, bolts, washers
Secondary source: Nail guns-powered

Employer

Name: APACHE PRODUCTS INC.
Location: 1012 JOHN HARE RD, SILSBEE, TEXAS, 77656
NAICS: 321920
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a nail gun to nail pallets. As he put the nail gun down behind him, the trigger was activated and a nail punctured his heel, resulting in hospitalization.

Source

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