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Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

1 hospitalization · 2015031489 · 3/26/2015 · Allstate Power Vac

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Foot (feet), unspecified
Nature of injury
Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Cause

Event
Struck by discharged object or substance
Source
Pressurized water-blast
Secondary source
Power washers

Employer

Name
Allstate Power Vac
Location
TARM-TerraAqua Resource Management, WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA, 17701
NAICS
213112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Two employees were removing sludge with a vacuum hose and pressure washer inside a frac tank. One of the employees was hit in the foot with the pressurized water (approximately 3500 psi) from the pressure washer, blowing out the employee's boot. The employee sustained a pin-hole injury to the foot and was admitted to the hospital.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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