OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221435159
AGRESERVES, INC
CHICO, CA·
Event description
Employee lacerates toe while using pressure washer
Investigation abstract
At 7:30 p.m. on January 5 2022, at the end of a shift, an employee was using a pressure washer rated at 175 psi to sweep debris on the floor together at the Wash Pad area so that it could be shoved into a bin. After the employee was done sweeping up debris, he sprayed himself on his boots with the pressure washer he had been using to sweep debris while trying to walk. The employee suffered a laceration on his left second lesser toe and was hospitalized. The pressurized water penetrated the employee's boots.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 26 M
- Event type
- 1
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