Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1553842.015 - Environmental Options Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Va-E-Roanoke (Regional Office) -Safety 0355118

Inspection Nr: 1553842.015

Report ID: 0355118

Date Opened: 09/21/2021

Site Address:
Environmental Options Inc
413 Energy
Salem, VA 24153

Mailing Address:
Po Box 879, Rocky Mount, VA 24151

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 562112/Hazardous Waste Collection

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/03/2021

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/08/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1840497	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 141693.015

Event: 09/14/2021

Employee punctures foot washing pit with high pressure washe

At 5:00 p.m. on September 14, 2021, an employee working for a hazardous waste disposal facility was cleaning a pick pit with a pressure washer. The employee was struck in his foot by the high pressure water. The employee was hospitalized to treat a puncture to his foot.

Keywords: Foot, Hazardous Waste, High Pressure, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Overpressure, Pit, Power Washer, Puncture, Puncture Wound, Struck By, Waste Proc Fac

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1553842.015	55	M	Hospitalized injury

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