Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Huhtamaki, Inc.
Start: 10/24/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023109817 · 10/24/2023 · Huhtamaki, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Metal chips, particles
Secondary source: Paper production machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Huhtamaki, Inc.
Location: 608 Mathis Mill Road, ALBERTVILLE, ALABAMA, 35950
NAICS: 322299
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was watching maintenance employees remove a roller from a forming shaft when a piece of steel broke off and impaled the employee in the abdomen.

Source

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