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Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

1 hospitalization · 2025010770 · 1/24/2025 · GIW INDUSTRIES, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s), finger(s) unspecified
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
GIW INDUSTRIES, INC.
Location
5000 WRIGHTSBORO ROAD, GROVETOWN, GEORGIA, 30813
NAICS
333911
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was pressure washing a suspended part when the part started spinning. The employee manually stopped the part from spinning when his hand was caught in the pressurized water blast. The employee was hospitalized with a laceration.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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