Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at W. Brown Enterprises, Inc.
Start: 3/22/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023032591 · 3/22/2023 · W. Brown Enterprises, 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: Struck by discharged object or substance
Source: Lubricating greases, cutting oils
Secondary source: Hoses

Employer

Name: W. Brown Enterprises, Inc.
Location: Off Hwy 5 in Van Alstyne, VAN ALSTYNE, TEXAS, 75495
NAICS: 237130
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was looking for a leak in a cluster of hydraulic hoses. A foot lever was tapped, causing hydraulic fluid to shoot out of the damaged hose and puncture the employee's right index finger.

Source

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