Open wounds involving internal organs, major blood vessels

Name: Open wounds involving internal organs, major blood vessels at Champion Home Builders, Inc.
Start: 11/25/2024

1 hospitalization · 20241110937 · 11/25/2024 · Champion Home Builders, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Lung(s), pleura
Nature of injury: Open wounds involving internal organs, major blood vessels

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Champion Home Builders, Inc.
Location: 200 SE Industrial Park Drive, LAKE CITY, FLORIDA, 32025
NAICS: 321991
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

The injured employee was holding the rafters at the roof build table area while a co-worker attached them to the roof frame using a pneumatic nailer. A four-inch nail ricocheted and pierced the employee's left shoulder resulting in injury to an artery and the left lung.

Source

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