Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at USPS West Sacramento
Start: 7/19/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023076437 · 7/19/2023 · USPS West Sacramento

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Parts and materials, unspecified
Secondary source: Presses, except printing, unspecified

Employer

Name: USPS West Sacramento
Location: 3775 Industrial Blvd, WEST SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, 95799
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee was removing a bearing from a shaft using a benchtop press when the bearing failed and they were struck by part of the bearing in the neck, resulting in an impalement injury that required surgery.

Source

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