Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Performance Aircraft Services
Start: 10/20/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015107835 · 10/20/2015 · Performance Aircraft Services

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Wrist(s)
Nature of injury: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Cause

Event: Struck by discharged object or substance
Source: Pressurized water-blast
Secondary source: Hoses

Employer

Name: Performance Aircraft Services
Location: 4400 J. Bennett Johnson Ave., LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA, 70615
NAICS: 488190
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

The employee was preparing to operate the water stripper gun to perform a quick test prior to beginning work. During the test, a particle lodged in one of the newly installed jewel tip nozzles of the whip hose causing a sudden surge in pressure. This resulted in a failure of the whip hose (the pressure surged to 18,000 PSI and was rated for 22,000 PSI). High pressure water exited the hose from the break and struck the employee's wrist.

Source

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