OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221404627
INTERNATIONAL MARINE AND INDUSTRIAL APPLICATORS, LLC
NORFOLK, VA·
Event description
Employee lacerates arm when struck by abrasive blast grit wh
Investigation abstract
At 7:45 p.m. on July 15, 2021, Employee 1 was sitting in the basket of an aerial lift while another employee left to investigate why blast grit was not flowing through his hose. While waiting in the lift, Employee 1 was struck by blast grit from the other blaster's hose, sustaining a severe laceration to the upper right arm. The employee was hospitalized.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 39 M
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 0
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