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Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

1 hospitalization · 2015031340 · 3/20/2015 · NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Cause

Event
Struck by discharged object or substance
Source
Pressurized water-blast
Secondary source
Special process machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD
Location
BAE Shipyard, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, 23510
NAICS
928110
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

An employee was performing water lancing operations on the U.S.S. Baton at BAE Shipyard in Norfolk, Virginia. The employee was struck by water pressure at the discharge end of the water lancing equipment, resulting in injuries to the right middle finger. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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