Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Name: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers
Start: 8/29/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025088657 · 8/29/2025 · Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Toes(s), toenail(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: Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers
Location: 7306 West Lawrence Avenue, HARWOOD HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS, 60706
NAICS: 722513
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was pressure washing outside with a 3400-psi pressure washer when the pressurized water spray cut through his right shoe and lacerated his middle toe. The employee's toe became swollen. He was hospitalized for possible infection and underwent surgery.

Source

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