Stepped on object · Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Ocean State Job Lot, Inc., 375 Commerce Park Road, NORTH KINGSTOWN, RHODE ISLAND 02852
on — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds, affecting the sole(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was unloading a container of merchandise at a receiving dock when he stepped on a nail in the container, puncturing his right foot.
On May 22, 2023, an employee was working as a framer and knelt on a nail that was on the ground. The nail penetrated his knee and entered the bone. He was hospitalized.
An employee was stepping down from one level to another, about 10 inches below, when he lost his balance and stepped on a protruding 3/8-inch rod. The rod punctured the sole of his right foot.
An employee was carrying a box of screws. The box flipped over and screws fell to the floor. One of them punctured his bootheel and the bottom of his right foot.
An employee was walking on the loading dock when a nail entered the sole of his shoe and punctured his foot. The employee sustained an infection and was hospitalized.
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