Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at J.A. RIGGS TRACTOR COMPANY
Start: 5/5/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020054202 · 5/5/2020 · J.A. RIGGS TRACTOR COMPANY

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Thigh(s)
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: J.A. RIGGS TRACTOR COMPANY
Location: 20453 Interstate 30, BENTON, ARKANSAS, 72015
NAICS: 423810
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was washing off the machine wash rack area using a spray wand. He then started washing down the wash rack floor, stepping backwards while continuing to wash in a side to side motion. The pressure washer wand went across his left knee area; the water punctured his jeans and his skin just above the left knee. He was hospitalized.

Source

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