Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Hydromax USA
Start: 10/27/2020

1 hospitalization · 20201010188 · 10/27/2020 · Hydromax USA

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s), except finger(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: Hydromax USA
Location: Greenward Rd &Benbow Way, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77080
NAICS: 237110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

The employee was using a pressure washer to clean a water valve. The tip was leaking and the employee was adjusting the tip when the wand was triggered and a stream of water punctured the palm of his right hand.

Source

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