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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2017043487 · 4/18/2017 · Treehouse Foods

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event
Struck by discharged object or substance
Source
Nonclassifiable
Secondary source
Sprayers, air guns-paint

Employer

Name
Treehouse Foods
Location
8 Zane Grey, EL PASO, TEXAS, 79906
NAICS
311999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On April 18, 2017, at approximately 9:00 p.m., an employee was using a spray nozzle when it stopped working then suddenly started up again. He lost control of the nozzle and sprayed his right thumb lacerating it. He was hospitalized for surgery on a torn tendon.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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