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Multiple types of open wounds

1 hospitalization · 2017010029 · 1/1/2017 · Performance Blasting & Coatings, L.P.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury
Multiple types of open wounds

Cause

Event
Fall, slip, trip, unspecified
Source
Scaffolds-staging, unspecified

Employer

Name
Performance Blasting & Coatings, L.P.
Location
7200 State HWY 87, PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS, 77642
NAICS
238320
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was blasting angles inside the cargo tank on the upper level of a scaffold. A 6-inch pipe approximately 24 inches above the scaffold deck was running horizontally behind him. During the process, he stepped backwards, lost his balance and fell backwards over the pipe as pressure remained on the hose. His legs went in the air during the fall the blaster blasted his right leg below the knee. The employee suffered a deep laceration and injection injury to his lower right leg.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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