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Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

1 hospitalization · 2024043087 · 4/9/2024 · U.S. Water Services Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Foot (feet), toe(s) unspecified
Nature of injury
Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Cause

Event
Struck by discharged object or substance
Source
Pressurized water blast
Secondary source
Other construction, logging, and mining machinery n.e.c.

Employer

Name
U.S. Water Services Corporation
Location
6915 Perrine Ranch Road, NEW PORT RICHEY, FLORIDA, 34655
NAICS
221310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was soft digging around a pipe with a vacuum truck/trailer and a water hose. The hose nozzle hit the employee's right foot and the water jet lacerated it, causing possible nerve or tendon damage along with a small cut.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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