Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Smith Industrial Services, Inc.
Start: 10/20/2017

1 hospitalization · 20171010098 · 10/20/2017 · Smith Industrial Services, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by discharged object or substance
Source: Pressurized water-blast
Secondary source: Hoses

Employer

Name: Smith Industrial Services, Inc.
Location: 100 Jensen Road, PRATTVILLE, ALABAMA, 36067
NAICS: 811310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a pipe with a lance that ejects high-pressure water when the hose burst. The high-pressure water was then injected into his right-hand palm, requiring overnight hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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