Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury

Name: Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury at Blast All, Inc.
Start: 5/3/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017054045 · 5/3/2017 · Blast All, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Upper extremities, unspecified
Nature of injury: Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Vacuum cleaners

Employer

Name: Blast All, Inc.
Location: CT DOT Project # 63-699/700/701, HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, 06105
NAICS: 237310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was vacuuming steel grit using a 4" vacuum hose when the employee's arm up to the bicep was suctioned into the hose. The employee suffered extensive swelling and required surgery.

Source

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