Abrasions, scratches

Name: Abrasions, scratches at Department of Veterans Affairs
Start: 11/27/2023

1 hospitalization · 20231110850 · 11/27/2023 · Department of Veterans Affairs

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury: Abrasions, scratches

Cause

Event: Rubbed or abraded by shoes, apparel, or accessories
Source: Shoes, boots, slippers, sandals

Employer

Name: Department of Veterans Affairs
Location: 4100 W. Third St., DAYTON, OHIO, 45428
NAICS: 622110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee's new steel-toe boots rubbed on the skin of his calves, causing an abrasion on the left calf that became infected. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

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