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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2019099110 · 9/3/2019 · Norfolk Naval Shipyard

Severity

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

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Norfolk Naval Shipyard
Location: Code 106, Building 29, PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, 23709
NAICS: 336611
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee was water blasting onboard an aircraft carrier when the water lacerated her right calf.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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