Struck by propelled, falling, or suspended object unspecified · Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Wind River Environmental, LLC, 10539 Tahitian Ln., LARGO, FLORIDA 33770
on — Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures, affecting the Head and neck.
Final narrative
An employee was using a pressure washer to rinse down a manhole on a sanitary sewer. When they released the pressurized hose, the employee was struck in the face and neck, resulting in lacerations to their face under the left eye and their neck.
Hospitalized Head and neck Source, secondary source unspecified
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