Fractures

Name: Fractures at Omega Protein, Inc.
Start: 6/1/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021064453 · 6/1/2021 · Omega Protein, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple face locations
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Struck by discharged object or substance
Source: Caps, lids, covers, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Hoses

Employer

Name: Omega Protein, Inc.
Location: 5735 Elder Ferry Road, MOSS POINT, MISSISSIPPI, 39563
NAICS: 311712
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was preparing to pump bail water to a vessel when a metal end-cap was blown off the end of the 3-inch bail hose. The end-cap struck the vessel, ricocheted, and then struck the employee's jaw. The employee sustained a fracture to the face and jaw.

Source

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