SALT POINT, NEW YORK—
Harvey Bloch Ortiz Bailer
Exposure through unintentional needlestick or sharp injury · Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
Final narrative
An employee was removing nitrogen from a system when a tool malfunctioned and a Schrader pin hit the employee's hand and nitrogen gas got under the skin on the employee's left arm and hand.
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