Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Coastal Marine Construction, LLC
Start: 3/18/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020032570 · 3/18/2020 · Coastal Marine Construction, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Coastal Marine Construction, LLC
Location: 1 Black Falcon Ave., BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 02210
NAICS: 237310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning out a hose that was used during concrete pouring. He was pulling out the slack and pulled the trigger on the pressure washer. Water shot out of the pressure washer and punctured his left ring finger.

Source

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