Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170785869 - Employee's foot punctured by high pressure washer

Accident Summary Nr: 170785869 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 02/01/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125870253	06/04/1999	7363	0	Environmental Compliance Services, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, of Environmental Compliance Services, Inc., which provides manpower to other contractors at the Exxon/Benicia refinery, was assigned to work inside a cat cracker unit called T701. He was using a high pressure washer to clean the inside trays and was sweeping the wand from side to side when he apparently slipped and fell backward, bringing the wand over his right foot. The water penetrated his boot and skin, causing a puncture wound above the right foot.

Keywords: CLEANING, SLIP, HIGH PRESSURE, WATER HOSE, FALL, STRUCK BY, REFINERY, FOOT, PUNCTURE, WATER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125870253			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Industrial machinery repairers

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