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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2023043440 · 4/17/2023 · R&R Truck Sales INC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s), except finger(s)
Nature of injury
Cuts, lacerations

Cause

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

Employer

Name
R&R Truck Sales INC
Location
1650 East Waterloo Road, AKRON, OHIO, 44306
NAICS
423110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to reseal the leaking nozzle tip of a pressure washer when the pressurized water discharged into the palm of his left hand, lacerating it.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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