← OSHA severe injury reports

Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2015074567 · 7/13/2015 · FeeCorp Industrial Services, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

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

Employer

Name
FeeCorp Industrial Services, Inc.
Location
4 Mile East of Aberdeen, ABERDEEN, OHIO, 45101
NAICS
562910
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was water blasting inside the economizer on tubes with a gun at water pressures of 3000-8000 psi when the control to the gun broke. The employee lost control of the gun and the water pressure struck the employee's inner left thigh, causing severe lacerations.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown