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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2018099773 · 9/20/2018 · Plant Maintenance Services

Severity

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

Cause

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

Employer

Name
Plant Maintenance Services
Location
33200 E Johnson Rd, SIBLEY, MISSOURI, 64088
NAICS
561730
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a 10-inch line using a high-pressure hydro-blaster with a lance at the nozzle tip when the lance pushed back out of the pipe opening and the tip kicked, redirecting the pressurized water across the employee's left forearm and causing a water laceration.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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