Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Kenson Plastics
Start: 12/21/2022

1 hospitalization · 20221211081 · 12/21/2022 · Kenson Plastics

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Kenson Plastics
Location: 2835 Darlington Road, BEAVER FALLS, PENNSYLVANIA, 15010
NAICS: 326199
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a CNC machine with compressed air when he was caught in a pinch point between the moving table and the machine's upright support. The table moved, and the employee sustained multiple puncture wounds to their legs.

Source

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