Struck by discharged object or substance · Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at American Woodmark Corp, 568 Shelton Pass, SCHERTZ, TEXAS 78108
on , Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures, affecting the hand(s), except finger(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was repairing cabinets in a residential new construction home. The employee was re-nailing two pieces of cabinet crown molding together when his hand holding the nail gun slipped and a nail discharged into the carpal bone that connects to his index finger. The employee was hospitalized for surgery to remove the nail.