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HydraForce, Inc.

Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds — LINCOLNSHIRE, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at HydraForce, Inc. in LINCOLNSHIRE, ILLINOIS
Employer HydraForce, Inc. Report ID 2015050197
Address 500 Barclay Ave. City, State ZIP LINCOLNSHIRE, ILLINOIS 60069
Event Date May 22, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Metal chips, particles
Industry (NAICS) 332912 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.19000, -87.93000

Incident Narrative

An employee was hospitalized after a sliver from a wire brush punctured his finger and the wound became infected and needed surgery.

Incident Summary

On May 22, 2015, a worker at HydraForce, Inc. in LINCOLNSHIRE, ILLINOIS suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with metal chips, particles identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 1,049 severe injury reports involving "Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified injuries.

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