Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate · Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at BAE Systems Southeast Shipyards Jacksonville, LLC, 8500 Heckscher Drive, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA 32226
on — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds, affecting the upper arm(s).
Final narrative
As an employee was closing two bi-fold doors his right arm got caught between the two doors causing puncture wounds to his lower bicep.
HospitalizedUpper arm(s)Doors, except garage and vehicle
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