OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221416936

ENVIRONMENTAL OPTIONS INC

SALEM, VA· 2021-09-14T00:00:00

Event: Foot, Hazardous Waste, High Pressure, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Overpressure, Pit, Power Washer, Puncture, Puncture Wound, Struck By, Waste Proc Fac
NAICS: 562112
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345538425
Employer profile: ENVIRONMENTAL OPTIONS INC
Summary number: 221416936
Report ID: 0355118

Event description

Employee punctures foot washing pit with high pressure washe

Investigation abstract

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.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 55 M

Event type
1

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