Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Havertys Distribution Center
Start: 10/17/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022109083 · 10/17/2022 · Havertys Distribution Center

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source: Handtools-power not determined, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Havertys Distribution Center
Location: 7100 Havertys Way, LAKELAND, FLORIDA, 33805
NAICS: 493110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was removing staples from a piece of furniture. The employee's industrial staple remover slipped and punctured their left thumb. The wound became infected.

Source

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