Open wounds, unspecified

Name: Open wounds, unspecified at Alpha Technical Services
Start: 8/31/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018089053 · 8/31/2018 · Alpha Technical Services

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Open wounds, unspecified

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Alpha Technical Services
Location: 5100 Underwood, PASADENA, TEXAS, 77507
NAICS: 561990
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was testing the gun for a pressure washer when it shot high-pressure water into his hand. He suffered possible tendon damage, water under the skin of three fingers, and abrasions, requiring hospitalization.

Source

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