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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2019088358 · 8/15/2019 · Turner Specialty Services

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source
Power washers

Employer

Name
Turner Specialty Services
Location
Westlake Chemicals, PLAQUEMINE, LOUISIANA, 70764
NAICS
213112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was hydroblasting the tubes in a spare condenser with a lance. As he moved the lance from one tube to the next, the lance engaged, jumped back, and lacerated the employee's right hand.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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