Struck by discharged object or substance · Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Sturgeon Electric Company, Inc., 303 N Mason, CARROLLTON, MISSOURI 64633
on — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds, affecting the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee was splicing an overhead conductor. Hydraulic fluid came out of a pinhole in a hose and punctured the employee's abdomen.
HospitalizedAbdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersLubricating greases, cutting oils
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