Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at USDA Forest Service
Start: 12/8/2022

1 hospitalization · 20221210672 · 12/8/2022 · USDA Forest Service

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Limbs, branches-unattached

Employer

Name: USDA Forest Service
Location: Forest Service Road 115, MARLINTON, WEST VIRGINIA, 24954
NAICS: 115310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was inside a ditch while pull-starting a gas-powered water pump with their left hand. As the employee pulled the handle, their hand was punctured by a stick protruding from the bank of the ditch, resulting in a wound that subsequently became infected and required hospitalization.

Source

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