Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Name: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at American Woodmark Corp
Start: 7/23/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024076680 · 7/23/2024 · American Woodmark Corp

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s), except finger(s)
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: American Woodmark Corp
Location: 568 Shelton Pass, SCHERTZ, TEXAS, 78108
NAICS: 238350
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was repairing cabinets in a residential new construction home. The employee was re-nailing two pieces of cabinet crown molding together when his hand holding the nail gun slipped and a nail discharged into the carpal bone that connects to his index finger. The employee was hospitalized for surgery to remove the nail.

Source

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