Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c.

Name: Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c. at JBT Aerotech Airport Services
Start: 3/31/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016032711 · 3/31/2016 · JBT Aerotech Airport Services

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Foot (feet), unspecified
Nature of injury: Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c.

Cause

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

Employer

Name: JBT Aerotech Airport Services
Location: Bush IAH, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77240
NAICS: 811310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Two employees were using a pressure washer (8500 PSI) to remove paint lines from concrete. One of the employees accidently swept the discharging water across the other employee's foot. The injured employee suffered lacerations, tendon damage, and a chipped bone on the foot.

Source

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