Cuts, lacerations

Name: Cuts, lacerations at WEST POINT, THE UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY
Start: 10/10/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017109740 · 10/10/2017 · WEST POINT, THE UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Chips, particles, splinters, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Toilets, urinals

Employer

Name: WEST POINT, THE UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY
Location: Blg 1703 Camp Natural Bridge, WEST POINT, NEW YORK, 10996
NAICS: 928110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee as using compressed air to blow water from a urinal's water line when the pressure caused the urinal to break. A piece of broken porcelain then lacerated his right elbow.

Source

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