OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221432388
HUNTINGTON POOLS INC.
ARCADIA, CA·
Event description
Employee lacerates hand on wire brush
Investigation abstract
At 3:00 p.m. on December 3, 2021, an employee was cleaning up the work area of a residential pool renovation project. While cleaning, he noticed a wire brush hidden in the bush next to the He picked up the brush without protective gloves and the brush went into his skin. At the time, he believed the injury to be minor. Five days later, the cut appeared to be infected and his manager prompted him to go to the hospital. The employee was hospitalized for approximately two weeks for treatment of the infected cut.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 59 M
- Event type
- 14
- Occupation code
- 0
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