Cuts, lacerations

Name: Cuts, lacerations at Caesarstone Technologies USA Inc.
Start: 8/16/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018088443 · 8/16/2018 · Caesarstone Technologies USA Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Foot (feet), unspecified
Nature of injury: Cuts, lacerations

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Caesarstone Technologies USA Inc.
Location: 1 Caesarstone Drive, RICHMOND HILL, GEORGIA, 31324
NAICS: 327991
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee triggered a pressure washer while the nozzle was pressed against the top of the injured employee's boot. The water blast penetrated the injured employee's boot and cut the top of the foot.

Source

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