Cuts, lacerations

Name: Cuts, lacerations at Nooter Construction Company
Start: 8/2/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018087887 · 8/2/2018 · Nooter Construction Company

Severity

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

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Nooter Construction Company
Location: 4550 Wrangle Hill Road, DELAWARE CITY, DELAWARE, 19706
NAICS: 236220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was adjusting the throttle controls on a high-pressure water pump when a hose on the equipment ruptured. Pressurized water came out and contacted his right wrist, causing a deep laceration.

Source

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