Fractures

Name: Fractures at Bison Specialty Services
Start: 10/9/2019

1 hospitalization · 20191010591 · 10/9/2019 · Bison Specialty Services

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Scrap, waste, debris, unspecified
Secondary source: Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified

Employer

Name: Bison Specialty Services
Location: 9981 US-90, BEAUMONT, TEXAS, 77713
NAICS: 811310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was hydroblasting when the sprinkler head malfunctioned. Water shot out of the hose at 18,000 psi, blowing off a piece of pipe and tubing. The piece impaled an employee's left leg, breaking the tibia.

Source

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