OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14451272

AIR PRESSURE,WORK RULES,LOST CONTROL,SANDBLASTING,LEG

1984-02-22T00:00:00

Event: AIR PRESSURE,WORK RULES,LOST CONTROL,SANDBLASTING,LEG
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14451272
Report ID: 953220

Event description

Employee injured when sandblasting

Investigation abstract

Employee #1, age 17, was sandblasting highway paint stripes when he lost control of the hose nozzle and sandblasted his right leg behind the knee. The sandblast nozzle was not equipped with a manually operated open/close valve.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 17 M

Nature of injury
7

Part of body
16

Event type
1

Source
2

Occupation code
69

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
5

Hazardous substance
9010

Task assigned
1

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