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Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

1 hospitalization · 2024065688 · 6/25/2024 · Puris Corporation

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by discharged object or substance
Source
Hoses except machine
Secondary source
Trucks with other mounted machinery, equipment n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Puris Corporation
Location
CITY OF SUGAR LAND COLLECTION SYS REHAB PROJECT, SUGAR LAND, TEXAS, 77478
NAICS
237110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On June 25, 2024, a cleaning nozzle was being piloted into a host pipe within a manhole. The water cleaning head (nozzle) is sent through the pipe by applying a high pressure burst from the truck to the line. The nozzle was not completely within the host pipe, so the high pressure and angle caused the nozzle to make an upward trajectory out of the manhole. The nozzle then struck the back of an employee s leg, causing a laceration.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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