Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Structural Component Systems
Start: 12/21/2022

1 hospitalization · 20221211058 · 12/21/2022 · Structural Component Systems

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Cause

Event: Injured by object breaking in hand
Source: Wood, lumber, unspecified

Employer

Name: Structural Component Systems
Location: 1035 East Dodge Street, FREMONT, NEBRASKA, 68025
NAICS: 321999
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working with lumber and went to toss a scrap board into the dumpster. He was holding the board against his side as he tossed the board, causing a 10-inch sliver to catch his skin and puncture the side of his chest.

Source

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