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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2016098973 · 9/22/2016 · USA Environmental, LP

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source
Hoses
Secondary source
Heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
USA Environmental, LP
Location
Chevron Phillips Cedar Bayou, BAYTOWN, TEXAS, 77521
NAICS
562910
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was pressure washing pipes with a steam cleaner when the steam hose became disconnected from the cleaner and whipped around, striking the employee in the leg and fracturing the tibia and fibula. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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