Cuts, lacerations

Name: Cuts, lacerations at Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.
Start: 12/5/2019

1 hospitalization · 20191212552 · 12/5/2019 · Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.
Location: 180 North Church Street, BLACKSHEAR, GEORGIA, 31516
NAICS: 112310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Two employees were unclogging a drain at a building's wastewater system. One employee was using a hose plugged into a pressure washer; the hose burst and high-pressure water lacerated the other employee's index finger.

Source

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