Cuts and abrasions or bruises

Name: Cuts and abrasions or bruises at Chemtall Incorporated
Start: 5/24/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023054645 · 5/24/2023 · Chemtall Incorporated

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Cuts and abrasions or bruises

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Chemtall Incorporated
Location: 1 Chemical Plant Road, RICEBORO, GEORGIA, 31323
NAICS: 325998
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a pressure washer to clean a sump pump. As he was standing up, the pressurized stream of water struck him, resulting in a laceration to his right arm that required surgery and an abrasion to his abdomen. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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