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Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

1 hospitalization · 2017065856 · 6/26/2017 · Brand Energy Solutions, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Face, unspecified
Nature of injury
Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Cause

Event
Struck by discharged object or substance
Source
Nonclassifiable
Secondary source
Sandblasters-powered

Employer

Name
Brand Energy Solutions, Inc.
Location
Dow Freeport Olin Site, FREEPORT, TEXAS, 77541
NAICS
238990
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was changing out a blast hose on the underside of a pot when someone recharged the pot, causing blast media to discharge from the lower port and strike the employee on the right side of his face. He suffered an abrasion and blunt trauma to the face from blast grit under pressure. Some of the blast grit was embedded in his facial skin. He was hospitalized. All required PPE was worn at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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