Baco Enterprises
Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds — BRONX, NEW YORK
| Employer | Baco Enterprises | Report ID | 2017043067 |
| Address | 1190 Longwood Ave. | City, State ZIP | BRONX, NEW YORK 10474 |
| Event Date | April 4, 2017 | 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 | Chips, particles, splinters, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 332510 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.81000, -73.89000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was assisting an operator with plasma cutting when a metal splinter went through the employee's glove and into his right thumb. The employee was hospitalized for an infection.
Incident Summary
On April 4, 2017, a worker at Baco Enterprises in BRONX, NEW YORK 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 chips, particles, splinters, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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