Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Priest Lake, NORDMAN, IDAHO 83848
on , Fractures, affecting the ankle(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was preparing an inflatable boat for training. He attached an air tank to the boat floor using quick-connect attachments. A rescue board was secured inside the boat. When he turned on the air tank, over-pressurization caused the floor of the boat to rupture and the rescue board to push up and shove him into the air. One of the hose attachments then separated from the floor and struck his chin. He suffered a compression fracture to his left ankle requiring surgery and a chin laceration requiring stitches.
HospitalizedAnkle(s)Water vehicle, n.e.c
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