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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2016031909 · 3/3/2016 · Vecta Environmental Services, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

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

Employer

Name
Vecta Environmental Services, LLC
Location
Baton Rouge State Docks, PORT ALLEN, LOUISIANA, 70767
NAICS
562998
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning his boot with a high-power pressure washer when the washer lacerated the area above the right ankle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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