Struck against object or equipment, unspecified · Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Westfield Group, One Park Circle, WESTFIELD CENTER, OHIO 44251
on — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was working inside a fan housing. The employee's right index finger brushed against a metal burr, and he got a metal sliver in the finger. The wound became infected and the employee was hospitalized.
HospitalizedFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedHeating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, unspecified
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