Struck by discharged object or substance · Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at U.S. Water Services Corporation, 6915 Perrine Ranch Road, NEW PORT RICHEY, FLORIDA 34655
on — Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures, affecting the Foot (feet), toe(s) unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was soft digging around a pipe with a vacuum truck/trailer and a water hose. The hose nozzle hit the employee's right foot and the water jet lacerated it, causing possible nerve or tendon damage along with a small cut.
Hospitalized Foot (feet), toe(s) unspecified Pressurized water blast
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