Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Zephyr Products, Inc.
Start: 2/20/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023021626 · 2/20/2023 · Zephyr Products, Inc.

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: Welding, cutting, and blow torches

Employer

Name: Zephyr Products, Inc.
Location: 3030 Wilson Avenue, LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS, 66048
NAICS: 332322
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was MIG welding when the welding wire poked through his glove and contacted his left little finger. The employee was hospitalized for a bacterial infection.

Source

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