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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2023032050 · 3/6/2023 · Excel Modular Scaffolding

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Leg(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Cuts, lacerations

Cause

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

Employer

Name
Excel Modular Scaffolding
Location
Shell Norco Refinery, NORCO, LOUISIANA, 70079
NAICS
238990
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a pressure washer to blast the coating of a vessel when the pressure washer contacted his leg, resulting in a laceration and water injection into the skin.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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