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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2020054900 · 5/27/2020 · STS Aviation Services - Tank Tigers

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
Source
Hoses

Employer

Name
STS Aviation Services - Tank Tigers
Location
4400 SEN J. BENNETT JOHNSTON AVE, LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA, 70615
NAICS
488190
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was inside a fuel tank preparing to clean it out using a high-pressure water hose. The water was turned on and the hose whipped around and hit the employee in the arm causing a laceration. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery on his arm.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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