Open wounds involving internal organs, major blood vessels

Name: Open wounds involving internal organs, major blood vessels at HPC Industrial Services, LLC
Start: 4/16/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025043553 · 4/16/2025 · HPC Industrial Services, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Small intestine
Nature of injury: Open wounds involving internal organs, major blood vessels

Cause

Event: Struck by discharged object or substance
Source: Water, liquids nonchemical
Secondary source: Pressure fluid cutting machinery

Employer

Name: HPC Industrial Services, LLC
Location: 201 Formosa Dr, POINT COMFORT, TEXAS, 77978
NAICS: 562910
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was hydro-blasting the walls inside a tank to remove polymer buildup. The weep hole on the inlet fitting of the hydro-blasting shotgun leaked, causing a high-pressure water injection to the employee's abdomen. The employee was hospitalized with an internal injury requiring surgery.

Source

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