Abrasions, scratches

Name: Abrasions, scratches at KBR Inc.
Start: 5/12/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015052781 · 5/12/2015 · KBR Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Leg(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Abrasions, scratches

Cause

Event: Struck by discharged or flying object, n.e.c.
Source: Nonclassifiable
Secondary source: Sandblasters-powered

Employer

Name: KBR Inc.
Location: 7770 Rangeline Road, THEODORE, ALABAMA, 36582
NAICS: 236220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was filling a sandblast pot with more media. As he stepped away from it, the hose fitting decoupled, leaving his right leg in line with blasting media discharge. The discharge caused an abrasion in the right curved area of his right leg.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown