Fractures and dislocations

Name: Fractures and dislocations at Galaxie Industrial Services
Start: 6/8/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021064656 · 6/8/2021 · Galaxie Industrial Services

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Upper and lower limb(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures and dislocations

Cause

Event: Struck by discharged object or substance
Source: Pressurized water-blast
Secondary source: Hydrants

Employer

Name: Galaxie Industrial Services
Location: 100 Pennsylvania Ave, WEIRTON, WEST VIRGINIA, 26062
NAICS: 811310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was hooking up a fitting to a fire hydrant. Pressurized water from the hydrant knocked the employee to the ground. He suffered a dislocated right arm and a broken right leg.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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