Cuts, lacerations

Name: Cuts, lacerations at HTH Companies, Inc.
Start: 7/26/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021076146 · 7/26/2021 · HTH Companies, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Foot (feet), unspecified
Nature of injury: Cuts, lacerations

Cause

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

Employer

Name: HTH Companies, Inc.
Location: 4666 East Faries Pkwy, DECATUR, ILLINOIS, 62526
NAICS: 213112
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On July 26, 2021, an employee was hydroblasting using a 5,500 psi water blast gun with a 66-inch barrel. The barrel was run across the top of his left boot, lacerating the top of the foot. He was hospitalized, requiring cleaning and stitches for the wound.

Source

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