Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Name: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at U.S. Water Services Corporation
Start: 4/9/2024

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
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown