Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Name: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at Best Insulation
Start: 2/21/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024021630 · 2/21/2024 · Best Insulation

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: External and internal neck locations
Nature of injury: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Cause

Event: Struck by discharged object or substance
Source: Nails, brads, tacks, spikes
Secondary source: Nailing or stapling tools

Employer

Name: Best Insulation
Location: 1524 North Port Avenue, CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, 78401
NAICS: 238310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a pneumatic nail gun, the nail ricocheted and struck the employee next to him in the throat. The employee sustained a puncture wound to the throat.

Source

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