Struck by discharged object or substance · Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Builders Supply Co., Inc., 5701 S. 72nd Street, OMAHA, NEBRASKA 68127
on — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds, affecting the forearm(s).
Final narrative
A temporary worker was nailing boards when a nail from a nail gun punctured his forearm.
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