Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Vector Fleet Management
Start: 8/2/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023086987 · 8/2/2023 · Vector Fleet Management

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(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: Handtools-powered, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Vector Fleet Management
Location: 5500 South Freeway, FORT WORTH, TEXAS, 76115
NAICS: 811111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a tractor. He was using a pneumatic grease gun to grease a fitting when grease was injected into his left hand.

Source

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