Fractures and surface, flesh wounds

Name: Fractures and surface, flesh wounds at RIPA & ASSOCIATES, L.L.C.
Start: 4/10/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025043350 · 4/10/2025 · RIPA & ASSOCIATES, L.L.C.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Jaw, chin
Nature of injury: Fractures and surface, flesh wounds

Cause

Event: Struck by discharged object or substance
Source: Pipes, ducts, tubing unspecified
Secondary source: Source, secondary source unspecified

Employer

Name: RIPA & ASSOCIATES, L.L.C.
Location: 13250 SR 62, SARASOTA, FLORIDA, 34243
NAICS: 238910
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was conducting a pressure test of sewer laterals. The pressure gauge dropped to 0 PSI. The employee checked the pipe and wiggled it. A 6 to 8 inch pipe shot out of the ground and struck the employee's jaw/chin. The employee sustained a fracture to the jaw and a laceration to the bottom of the chin. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

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