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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2018021322 · 2/8/2018 · Fieldale Farms Corporation - Murrayville Plant

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Mouth, unspecified
Nature of injury
Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event
Struck by discharged object or substance
Source
Pressurized water-blast
Secondary source
Power washers

Employer

Name
Fieldale Farms Corporation - Murrayville Plant
Location
5163 Thompson Bridge Road, MURRAYVILLE, GEORGIA, 30564
NAICS
311615
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was preparing to rinse down a line with a water pressure gun when he had trouble removing the gun's water nozzle. As he attempted to remove the nozzle, the high-pressure water shot into and lacerated the inside of his mouth.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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