Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Performance Contracting, Inc., 10040 E. Osborne St, SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA 85256
on — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee was installing a frame angle using a powder-actuated tool when a pin ricocheted off a steel beam and punctured his chest. He was hospitalized.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersStriking and nailing handtools-powered, n.e.c.
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