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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2018099104 · 9/4/2018 · City Window Cleaning, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Cuts, lacerations

Cause

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

Employer

Name
City Window Cleaning, Inc.
Location
587 Old Baltimore Pike, NEWARK, DELAWARE, 19702
NAICS
561720
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was scrubbing an aluminum panel while a coworker was pressure washing nearby when the water jet from the coworker's pressure washer lacerated the employee's finger. He was hospitalized and required stitches.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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