Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at HIGHWAY TRANSPORT, INC.
Start: 8/13/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021086886 · 8/13/2021 · HIGHWAY TRANSPORT, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Foot (feet), 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: HIGHWAY TRANSPORT, INC.
Location: 520 S. 16th Street, LA PORTE, TEXAS, 77571
NAICS: 484220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was pressure washing a valve when the tip of the pressure washer contacted his left foot and the water stream penetrated his rubber boot just below the left pinky toe, resulting in a puncture wound.

Source

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