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Accident Summary Nr: 94854.015 - Employee is using high pressure water equipment and cuts int

Accident Summary Nr: 94854.015 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 04/14/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1226024.015	04/18/2017		213111	Ensign United States Drilling, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:30 p.m. on April 14, 2017, an employee was using a commercial-rated power washer to clean equipment that was used in oil/gas drilling. The employee's gloved right hand was in the way of the front discharge end over the nozzle before depressing the release trigger on the washer end and the high pressure water cut through his glove, leaving glove debris inside his finger. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Finger, Glove, High Pressure, Oil Well Drilling/Servicing, Oil Well Servicing

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1226024.015	50	M	Hospitalized injury		Drillers, oil well

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