Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Merck Sharp & Dohme
Start: 4/7/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023043076 · 4/7/2023 · Merck Sharp & Dohme

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: Picks

Employer

Name: Merck Sharp & Dohme
Location: 770 SUMNEYTOWN PIKE, WEST POINT, PENNSYLVANIA, 19486
NAICS: 325412
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was preparing to disassemble equipment for cleaning by using a metal pick when the pick slipped and punctured the employee's left index finger, resulting in hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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