Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

Name: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at EHS Services, LLC
Start: 1/16/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016010448 · 1/16/2016 · EHS Services, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
Source: Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, n.e.c

Employer

Name: EHS Services, LLC
Location: 12000 Bay Area Blvd., PASADENA, TEXAS, 77507
NAICS: 541620
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was assisting another employee in hooking up a hose to a vacuum truck. The manifold over pressured and exploded, and the valve connected to the tank truck sheared, releasing solvent. The explosion knocked the employee to the ground breaking his arm, injuring his left eye and rupturing his eardrum.

Source

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