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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2015010639 · 1/20/2015 · Surface Technologies Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event
Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified
Source
Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified

Employer

Name
Surface Technologies Corporation
Location
731 E. 25TH STREET, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, 23504
NAICS
336611
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

An employee operating a water blaster tripped and fell. When the employee picked the water blaster back up, his hands were cut by the water pressure. The employee was taken to the hospital and was hospitalized. The cut had to be kept open because of possible debris intrusion in the open wound.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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