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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2020032151 · 3/5/2020 · Sunbelt Rentals, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(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
Sunbelt Rentals, Inc.
Location
5858 Broadway Ave, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, 32254
NAICS
532490
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On March 5, 2020, an employee was using a pressure washer to clean a scrubber. When the washer was activated, the wand jumped away from the hose and lacerated his left hand with water (pressurized at 3,500 psi). He was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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