Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Pine Tree Waste, Inc
Start: 11/12/2020

1 hospitalization · 20201110741 · 11/12/2020 · Pine Tree Waste, Inc

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(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: Pine Tree Waste, Inc
Location: Thomas College, WATERVILLE, MAINE, 04901
NAICS: 562212
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a grease trap with a pressure washer. The washer hose ruptured and water, dirt, and other foreign objects were injected into the employee's right hand.

Source

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