Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Quest Design & Fabrication, LLC
Start: 11/17/2023

1 hospitalization · 20231110648 · 11/17/2023 · Quest Design & Fabrication, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s), except finger(s)
Nature of injury: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Cause

Event: Struck by discharged object or substance
Source: Nails, brads, tacks, nuts, bolts, washers
Secondary source: Nail guns-powered

Employer

Name: Quest Design & Fabrication, LLC
Location: 13720 Stafford Rd., STAFFORD, TEXAS, 77477
NAICS: 321918
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was assembling a shelf with a nail gun containing 18-gauge, 3/4-inch nails. While placing together two pieces, he lost grip of the pieces and the nail gun fired into the palm of his left hand.

Source

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