Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Qualawash Holdings LLC
Start: 6/9/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023065123 · 6/9/2023 · Qualawash Holdings LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s), unspecified
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: Qualawash Holdings LLC
Location: 12381 State Route 7, Unit A, BELPRE, OHIO, 45714
NAICS: 562998
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning out a mobile tank unit with a pressure washer. The washer's hose failed, causing air and water at high pressure to puncture the employee's hand. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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