Cuts and abrasions or bruises

Name: Cuts and abrasions or bruises at Propetro Services Inc.
Start: 4/7/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020043161 · 4/7/2020 · Propetro Services Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Foot (feet), unspecified
Nature of injury: Cuts and abrasions or bruises

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Propetro Services Inc.
Location: 2518 FM 307, MIDLAND, TEXAS, 79706
NAICS: 213112
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a pressure washer to wash grease off of equipment. The employee was moving the power washer wand from side to side, when the wand went across his right foot. The pressurized spray cut through his boot and caused abrasions and lacerations to his right foot. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

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