Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 137666.015 - Employee sustains facial injuries when struck by water press

Accident Summary Nr: 137666.015 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 05/18/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1533034.015	05/26/2021		562998	Envirowaste Services Group

Abstract: At 12:30 p.m. on May 18, 2021, an employee working for a waste management company was operating a vacuum truck. The employee was retracting the high-pressure hose and nozzle from a storm drain manhole. The hose ruptured causing high-pressure (2,000 psi) water to strike the employee in the face. The employee was wearing impact resistant safety glasses and a hard hat but not a face shield. The employee was hospitalized to treat a detached retina, damaged eye lens, broken cheek bone and lacerations to his cheek and forehead.

Keywords: Broken Bone, Eye, Eye protection, Face, Forehead, Hard Hat, Head, High Pressure, High Pressure Pipe, Hose, Laceration, Lack of Work Procedures, Manhole, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Pressure, Pressure Vessel, Sewer, Struck By, Vacuum Cleaner, Vacuum Vessel, Water, Water Hose, Wrong Equipment

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1533034.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury

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