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Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

1 hospitalization · 2015030977 · 3/4/2015 · O'FALLON CASTING LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Cause

Event
Struck by discharged object or substance
Source
Pressurized water-blast

Employer

Name
O'FALLON CASTING LLC
Location
600 CANNONBALL LANE, O FALLON, MISSOURI, 63366
NAICS
331524
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was hand washing an aluminum casting at the "hand wash cabinet" (machine) using 3,700 psi water pressure to remove ceramic materials from the casting. The employee was wearing hand protection (double glove with inner neoprene and outer cut-resistant Kevlar with neoprene coating). The employee suffered a water injection injury to the right middle finger, requiring overnight hospitalization and surgery at Barnes St. Peters.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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