Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Precision Pipeline, LLC
Start: 7/1/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017076072 · 7/1/2017 · Precision Pipeline, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Arm(s), 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: Precision Pipeline, LLC
Location: Hwy 50, WEST UNION, WEST VIRGINIA, 26456
NAICS: 237120
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

While sandblasting a pipeline, an employee stepped on the sandblaster's air hose. The nozzle then swung toward the employee, and sandblast media was injected into his arm.

Source

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