Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Walgreen Co.
Start: 12/18/2023

1 hospitalization · 20231211459 · 12/18/2023 · Walgreen Co.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source: Scissors, snips, shears-nonpowered

Employer

Name: Walgreen Co.
Location: 4950 S US HWY 1, FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA, 34982
NAICS: 446110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using scissors to unjam cardboard. While using the scissors to make a path for the wires, the scissors stabbed his left hand. The employee was hospitalized and had hand surgery.

Source

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