Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at EVERGREEN NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL SERVICES
Start: 6/27/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023065719 · 6/27/2023 · EVERGREEN NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL SERVICES

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Foot (feet), 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: EVERGREEN NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL SERVICES
Location: 123 Waterworks Road, RIPLEY, OHIO, 45167
NAICS: 562211
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was inside of a permanent filter media pod hydroblasting the filter media with an 8,000 psi wand. The employee lost their balance and the water from the wand made contact with their foot, resulting in a puncture wound.

Source

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