Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Name: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Start: 6/30/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025066259 · 6/30/2025 · BOSTON UNIVERSITY

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Elbow(s)
Nature of injury: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Cause

Event: Struck against stationary object unspecified
Source: Heating, cooling, cleaning, and waste handling machinery n.e.c.
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Location: 930 COMMONWEALTH AVENUE, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 02215
NAICS: 611310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working on rooftop HVAC equipment and bumped their elbow on the equipment resulting in a puncture wound. The employee was hospitalized for cellulitis and septic bursitis.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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