Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Name: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at Regal Industrial Corporation
Start: 4/29/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024043727 · 4/29/2024 · Regal Industrial Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Jaw, chin
Nature of injury: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Cause

Event: Struck by discharged object or substance
Source: Raw and semi-finished materials and byproducts unspecified
Secondary source: Sandblasting machinery

Employer

Name: Regal Industrial Corporation
Location: 92 Reese Road, MILLVILLE, NEW JERSEY, 08332
NAICS: 332812
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a steel girder in a blast booth when the supply line got kinked and twisted near the nozzle. The employee lost their grip on the nozzle and were struck in the head, face, and neck by blasting media. The employee's chin area was impacted causing abrasions and a puncture wound that resulted in hospitalization.

Source

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