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Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

1 hospitalization · 2017098733 · 9/12/2017 · Weatherford International

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Thigh(s)
Nature of injury: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Cause

Event: Struck by discharged object or substance
Source: Pressurized water-blast
Secondary source: Valves, nozzles

Employer

Name: Weatherford International
Location: 19685 IH 37 South, ELMENDORF, TEXAS, 78112
NAICS: 213112
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was testing a 10,000 lb. frac valve. The quarter-inch needle valve came off and pressurized water shot through his left thigh.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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