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Accident Summary Nr: 138100.015 - Employee sustains amputation and blunt trauma from pressuriz

Accident Summary Nr: 138100.015 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 07/27/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1547474.015	08/13/2021		923120	Orange County Public Works

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on July 27, 2021, Employee #1, employed by Orange County Public Works, was assigned to clear a 10 x 15-foot concrete culvert box under a roadway using a hand-guided, high-pressure hose (rodder) connected to a Vactor truck. A coworker operated the water truck from the access road. While Employee #1 was working in the culvert, the coworker gradually raised the water pressure to 1,200 psi. The pressurized hose struck Employee #1 on the right side of the body, causing an amputation of the right ear, blunt trauma to the right shoulder and face, and a fractured clavicle. The coworker immediately shut off the water and called 911. Employee #1 was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Ear, Hose, Truck, Water

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1547474.015	43	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers

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