Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

Name: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard
Start: 12/9/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015129313 · 12/9/2015 · Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple face locations
Nature of injury: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Containers-pressurized, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard
Location: Dry Dock #2, PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII, 96860
NAICS: 336611
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee was attempting to open the top hatch on a sand blasting pot that was pressurized. The pressure from the tank shot the hatch into his face, fracturing it and knocking his teeth out.

Source

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