Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Name: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at Smeal LTE, LLC
Start: 5/23/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024054538 · 5/23/2024 · Smeal LTE, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Forearm(s)
Nature of injury: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Cause

Event: Struck by discharged object or substance
Source: Chips, particles, splinters n.e.c.
Secondary source: Sandblasting machinery

Employer

Name: Smeal LTE, LLC
Location: 64 Cocalico Creek Road, EPHRATA, PENNSYLVANIA, 17522
NAICS: 336112
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was shot blasting a weld using aluminum oxide media when the hose kicked and slipped from his hands. The blast nozzle tore through his protective suit and he sustained a laceration/puncture to his left forearm.

Source

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