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Multiple intracranial injuries, n.e.c.

1 hospitalization · 2019088188 · 8/9/2019 · Tideline Staffing

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Brain
Nature of injury
Multiple intracranial injuries, n.e.c.

Cause

Event
Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source
Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Hoses

Employer

Name
Tideline Staffing
Location
1224 Boulevard of the Arts, SARASOTA, FLORIDA, 34236
NAICS
561320
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using compressed air to blow a sponge through a concrete pipeline to clean the pipe. The employee was disengaging the fitting of the air hose reducer, which was still under pressure, when the reducer struck the employee just below the hard hat line. The employee suffered a concussion, brain bleed, and forehead laceration.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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