Accident Report Detail
Accident: 100069.015 - Employee Ruptures Blood Vessel When Hand Is Forced Into Vat
Accident: 100069.015 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 09/11/2017 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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1270715.015 | 10/13/2017 | Decamilla Brothers, Llc | |||||
At 9:25 a.m. on September 11, 2017, an employee was working for a fruit and vegetable cannery. He was pressure washing an olive vat. He hit the trigger, and his burst of water caused his hand to strike the side of the vat. He sustained a ruptured blood vessel in his hand. He was hospitalized. | |||||||
Keywords:
struck by, water hose, confined space, hemorrhage, high pressure, cleaning, artery, water, rupture, struck against, vessel--container
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 1270715.015 | 37 | M | Hospitalized injury | Cut/Laceration | Laborers, except construction |