Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116117.015 - Employee is struck by high pressure water, cuts forearm

Accident Summary Nr: 116117.015 -- Report ID: 0953210 -- Event Date: 04/06/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1393428.015	04/16/2019		322219	James Hardie Building Products, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on April 6, 2019, an employee was using a Stone Age 4 inch Badger self rotary cleaning tool to clear a blockage in an excess waterline. The employee was struck by the high pressure water stream from the cleaning nozzle. He sustained lacerations and abrasions to his left forearm and minor cuts to his right forearm and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Abrasion, Arm, Cleaning, Forearm, High Pressure, Laceration, Pressure Release, Rotating Parts, Struck By, Water, Water Hose

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1393428.015	49	M	Hospitalized injury		Supervisors, cleaning and building service workers

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