Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. · Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at USDA Forest Service, Forest Service Road 115, MARLINTON, WEST VIRGINIA 24954
on , Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was inside a ditch while pull-starting a gas-powered water pump with their left hand. As the employee pulled the handle, their hand was punctured by a stick protruding from the bank of the ditch, resulting in a wound that subsequently became infected and required hospitalization.