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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2016065611 · 6/23/2016 · Alpha Technical Services Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Cuts, lacerations

Cause

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

Employer

Name
Alpha Technical Services Corporation
Location
5100 Underwood Road, PASADENA, TEXAS, 77507
NAICS
562998
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a mobile field storage tank with a pressure washer hose when it shot him in the left hand with 5,000-psi water pressure, lacerating his middle finger and causing tendon damage.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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