Connective Home Unlimited, LLC.
Stepped on object — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds — NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pennsylvania
| Employer | Connective Home Unlimited, LLC. |
| Address | 406 Berlow Lane |
| City, State ZIP | NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pennsylvania 19073 |
| Report ID | 2016043477 |
| Event Date | April 26, 2016 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds |
| Body Part | Lower leg(s) |
| Event Type | Stepped on object |
| Source of Injury | Drills-powered |
| Industry (NAICS) | 517510 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.98000, -75.41000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was installing cable and telephone wire from a ladder. While descending the ladder, the employee stepped on a drill bit attached to an electric power drill. The drill bit impaled the employee's calf muscle.
Incident Summary
On April 26, 2016, a worker at Connective Home Unlimited, LLC. in NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pennsylvania suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as stepped on object, with drills-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 59 severe injury reports involving "Stepped on object" incidents in our database. Browse all Stepped on object injuries.
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| May 11, 2016 | SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION | WILKES BARRE, Pennsylvania | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. | Hosp. |
| Dec 8, 2015 | Keller Myer Burgensons Services, Inc. | WESLEY CHAPEL, Florida | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Hosp. |
| Mar 14, 2016 | Old Navy store | LONE TREE, Colorado | Amputations | Hosp., Amp. |
| Feb 15, 2023 | Houck Services, Inc. | HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Hosp. |
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