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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2017087452 · 8/4/2017 · U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Ankle(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
Source
Water vehicle, n.e.c

Employer

Name
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Location
Priest Lake, NORDMAN, IDAHO, 83848
NAICS
928110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was preparing an inflatable boat for training. He attached an air tank to the boat floor using quick-connect attachments. A rescue board was secured inside the boat. When he turned on the air tank, over-pressurization caused the floor of the boat to rupture and the rescue board to push up and shove him into the air. One of the hose attachments then separated from the floor and struck his chin. He suffered a compression fracture to his left ankle requiring surgery and a chin laceration requiring stitches.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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