Struck by discharged object or substance · Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Viking Packing Specialist, 5505 N. Birdcreek Ave, CATOOSA, OKLAHOMA 74015
on — Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was using a pneumatic nail gun to assemble crates. A nail punctured the employee's left index finger.
Hospitalized Other finger(s) n.e.c. Nails, brads, tacks, spikes
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An employee was sandblasting paint from a water tower when the blasting media sprayed across their forearm, resulting in an elbow injury that required hospitalization.
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