Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 892570 - Employee injured when struck by hose with metal nozzle

Accident Summary Nr: 892570 -- Report ID: 0352420 -- Event Date: 08/15/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119571719	08/16/1995	9311	0	Howard County Dept. Of Public Works

Abstract: Employee #1 was cleaning a sewer line at a private residence. He was holding a 1 1/2 in. hose that was under 1,500 psi of pressure. Air and water were flowing from the hose out of an approximately 10 to 12 ft deep hole. The employee relaxed his grip on the hose and turned his head away. When he returned his attention to the hole, the hose and metal nozzle came completely out of the hole and struck him in the face. He was hospitalized with facial fractures.

Keywords: CLEANING, HOSE, HIGH PRESSURE, STRUCK BY, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119571719			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Water and sewage treatment plant operators

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