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Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
1 hospitalization · 2021053824 · 5/10/2021 · Monarch Products Co., 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
- Monarch Products Co., Inc.
- Location
- 385 Sipe Road, YORK HAVEN, PENNSYLVANIA, 17370
- NAICS
- 327390
- Jurisdiction
- 1
Narrative
An employee was using a 3,500 PSI power washer. The hose developed three pinholes, and high-pressure water punctured the employee's hand.
Source
- Authoritative
- OSHA Severe Injury Reports
- Machine
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