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 Johnson Industrial Coatings, LLC., 7755 State Hwy 393, SCRANTON, ARKANSAS 72863
on — Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures, affecting the Thigh(s).
Final narrative
On October 5, 2025, an employee was pulling a pressure washer hose when it it disconnected from the cooker. The employee was struck by jets of high-pressure water, resulting in lacerations to their left thigh requiring surgery. The employee was hospitalized.
Hospitalized Thigh(s) Pressurized water blast
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An employee was cleaning a sewer drain with a high-pressure hose. The hose had to make a 90 degree turn at the bottom of the manhole. Instead of making that turn, the hose circled back around and came out of the manhole, striking the employee on the left arm and causing three lacerations.
An employee was working to assess the operation of a high-pressure water nozzle. The water system was activated and the employee was cut by high pressure water on his left hand where the palm meets the wrist. The employee was hospitalized.
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