Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co.
Start: 11/10/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022119923 · 11/10/2022 · Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Knee(s)
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: Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co.
Location: H&P Rig 432 - PRAIRIEDALE 5-35HW, VELMA, OKLAHOMA, 73491
NAICS: 213111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was in the basket of an aerial work platform pressure washing a shaker roof. While rotating the wand, an unexpected pressure release occurred. The wand was one inch from his right knee and injected him with fluid at 2,900 PSI.

Source

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