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Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

1 hospitalization · 2025010012 · 1/2/2025 · Metro Green Recycling Two, LLC

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
Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
Source
Machinery unspecified
Secondary source
Source, secondary source unspecified

Employer

Name
Metro Green Recycling Two, LLC
Location
2490 Marietta Rd NW, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30318
NAICS
423930
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On January 2, 2025, an employee was adding air to a water system when the PVC manifold broke. A fragment of PVC struck the employee in the face and they were hospitalized with a laceration to their chin and jaw.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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