Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 125965145 - Employee Injured When Stuck By Used Needle

Accident Summary Nr: 125965145 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 06/11/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125965145	11/20/2001	4953	0	Denova Environmental, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 1:30 p.m. on June 11, 2001, Employee #1 suffered a serious injury when a hypodermic needle injected a foreign substance into his left forearm as he reached into a hazardous waste drum containing medical wastes and contaminated sharps. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: HAZARDOUS WASTE, STORAGE AREA, PUNCTURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125965145			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Supervisors, n.e.c.

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