DMG Plaster and Stucco Inc.
Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds — DALLAS, TEXAS
| Employer | DMG Plaster and Stucco Inc. | Report ID | 2017098474 |
| Address | 5918 Sherry Lane | City, State ZIP | DALLAS, TEXAS 75225 |
| Event Date | September 2, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Body Part | Hand(s), except finger(s) |
| Event Type | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Source of Injury | Scaffolds-staging, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238140 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.86000, -96.81000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was lowering a scaffold when the employee's left-hand palm was impaled on the scaffold lever.
Incident Summary
On September 2, 2017, a worker at DMG Plaster and Stucco Inc. in DALLAS, TEXAS suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the hand(s), except finger(s). The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with scaffolds-staging, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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