Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170892863 - Employee's foot lacerated by high-pressure sprayer

Accident Summary Nr: 170892863 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 08/09/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119999019	08/15/1995	7353	0	U S Rentals

Abstract: Employee #1, a service manager for an equipment rental facility, was using a 1900 psi water sprayer to clean the transmission case on a skip-loader tractor. When he was finished, he dismounted the sprayer, holding the spray wand, a Simpson water shotgun, model WS 2500 GRS, in his right hand and pointing it toward his feet. Employee #1 inadvertently depressed the activating trigger on the wand. The spray penetrated his rubber boot just behind the steel toe protector and penetrated his foot. Employee #1 sustained a laceration to his right foot, which later became infected.

Keywords: CLEANING, LACERATION, HIGH PRESSURE, FOOT, INATTENTION, WATER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119999019			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Supervisors, mechanics and repairers

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