Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury

Name: Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury at GE Oil & Gas Pressure Control LP
Start: 7/12/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017076426 · 7/12/2017 · GE Oil & Gas Pressure Control LP

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Eye(s)
Nature of injury: Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury

Cause

Event: Struck by discharged object or substance
Source: Lubricating greases, cutting oils
Secondary source: Hoses

Employer

Name: GE Oil & Gas Pressure Control LP
Location: 8000 East I-20, ODESSA, TEXAS, 79761
NAICS: 213112
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was greasing valves when he dropped the grease hose. As he was reaching to stop the hose from hitting the ground, the handle struck the ground and was engaged, shooting grease up into his eye.

Source

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