Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Name: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at U.S. Department of the Navy
Start: 8/8/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024087258 · 8/8/2024 · U.S. Department of the Navy

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Knee(s)
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: Pressure washers

Employer

Name: U.S. Department of the Navy
Location: USS Rhode Island SSBN 740, KINGS BAY, GEORGIA, 31547
NAICS: 336611
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was pressure-washing the inside of a submarine's ballast compartment. The spray from the pressure washer gun swept across his knee and lacerated it.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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