Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170703375 - Employee injures big toe with high pressure wand

Accident Summary Nr: 170703375 -- Report ID: 0950626 -- Event Date: 04/27/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112121223	07/01/1992	1629	0	Gsi Of California

Abstract: On the morning of April 27, 1992, Employee #1 and two coworkers were assigned to a confined space crew to clean the inside of a baker. Employee #1 was inside the tank using a 42 in. high pressure wand to clean rust. The steam wand and hose were part of a high pressure steam system that produced hot water and steam. As Employee #1 was moving the wand from the area he had just cleaned to another area, he passed it over his left foot. The high pressure steam cut through his rubber boot to his left big toe. He was later hospitalized, and his injured toe was amputated.

Keywords: BURN, RUBBER BOOT, AMPUTATED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, STEAM, HIGH PRESSURE, TOE, HOT WATER, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112121223			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Laborers, except construction

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