Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Name: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at PCC AIRFOILS, LLC
Start: 7/10/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025076662 · 7/10/2025 · PCC AIRFOILS, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Upper arm(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: PCC AIRFOILS, LLC
Location: 8607 Tyler Blvd, MENTOR, OHIO, 44060
NAICS: 336412
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was running a high-pressure water cabinet waterblast unit. When the employee released the wand, it propelled itself out of the blast cabinet. The wand whipped around and the high-pressure water stream lacerated the employee's upper right arm.

Source

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