Cuts, lacerations

Name: Cuts, lacerations at International Flooring & Protective Coatings Inc.
Start: 8/3/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022086842 · 8/3/2022 · International Flooring & Protective Coatings Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Upper and lower limb(s)
Nature of injury: Cuts, lacerations

Cause

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

Employer

Name: International Flooring & Protective Coatings Inc.
Location: 4101 Washington Ave, NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA, 23605
NAICS: 336611
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee at a drydock was keel-cutting a ship with an ultra-high-pressure water jet rig. The drive head on the rig gun broke off, causing the water to strike and lacerate the employee s left arm and leg.

Source

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