Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Name: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at WM - Montrose County Landfill
Start: 7/22/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025077114 · 7/22/2025 · WM - Montrose County Landfill

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: WM - Montrose County Landfill
Location: 67999 Landfill Road, MONTROSE, COLORADO, 81401
NAICS: 562111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was pressure washing a bulldozer to clean off trash and dirt when his hand was lacerated by the high-pressure stream of water. The employee required surgery.

Source

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