Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Name: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at Hyundai Power Transformers USA, Inc.
Start: 1/15/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016010388 · 1/15/2016 · Hyundai Power Transformers USA, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Eye(s)
Nature of injury: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Hoses

Employer

Name: Hyundai Power Transformers USA, Inc.
Location: 215 Folmar Parkway, MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA, 36105
NAICS: 335311
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

While purging a tank with nitrogen, an employee opened the tank valve before the hose valve. Pressure built up, and the hose came loose at the connection point of the tank. The end of the hose struck the employee's left eye.

Source

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