EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON A SMALL PIECE OF WOOD WITH 3 NAILS IN IT. EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED 3 PUNCTURE WOUNDS IN THE BALL OF RIGHT FOOT. EMPLOYEE CLEANED AND APPLIED ANTISEPTIC TO WOUND HIMSELF AND FELT IT WAS OK. EMPLOYEES WOUND BECAME INFECTED 5-6 DAYS LATER AND HAD TO SEEK TREATMENT ON 5-12-97. EMPLOYEE WAS TREATED FOR INFECTED WOUND AND TREATED WITH ANTIBIOTICS.
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May 5, 1997
CO · Metal/Non-Metal
belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor
STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Rocky Mountain Materials & Asphalt Inc · Struck against stationary object
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