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Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

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
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