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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2017087517 · 8/7/2017 · RP COATINGS, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Upper arm(s)
Nature of injury
Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event
Struck by discharged object or substance
Source
Source, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Sandblasters-powered

Employer

Name
RP COATINGS, INC.
Location
3301 S Hwy FF, SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI, 65807
NAICS
238320
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was sandblasting steel above his head. While he was adjusting his hand position on the nozzle, it slipped out of his hand. When he tried to catch the nozzle, it blasted his arm above the elbow, lacerating his arm and a vein.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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