Abrasions, scratches

Name: Abrasions, scratches at MPW Industrial Services, Inc.
Start: 6/18/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018065963 · 6/18/2018 · MPW Industrial Services, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Abrasions, scratches

Cause

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

Employer

Name: MPW Industrial Services, Inc.
Location: 8501 US Highway 27 South, SOUTH BAY, FLORIDA, 33493
NAICS: 562998
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was lancing heater tubes with pressurized water equipment. When he pulled the lance out, the pressurized water struck his left bicep and chest, resulting in abrasions and hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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