Connective Home Unlimited, LLC.

Stepped on object — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds — NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pennsylvania

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Connective Home Unlimited, LLC. in 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

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