Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Acconda L.P.
Start: 1/11/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019010347 · 1/11/2019 · Acconda L.P.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Buttock(s)
Nature of injury: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Acconda L.P.
Location: Chevron, SWEENY, TEXAS, 77480
NAICS: 561790
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a pipe when a 14,000 psi hydro-blasting hose exited the pipe and struck his left buttocks area, causing a high-pressure puncture wound.

Source

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