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H2O Steel Contractors, LLC

Struck by discharged object or substance — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — CADDO MILLS, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at H2O Steel Contractors, LLC in CADDO MILLS, TEXAS
Employer H2O Steel Contractors, LLC Report ID 2018043749
Address CR Rd 2720 & CR Rd 2716 City, State ZIP CADDO MILLS, TEXAS 75135
Event Date April 19, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Struck by discharged object or substance Source of Injury Nonclassifiable
Secondary Source Sandblasters-powered
Industry (NAICS) 332312 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.54000, -98.84000

Incident Narrative

An employee was sandblasting when the hose became disconnected. As he attempted to fix the hose, his right arm was sandblasted. The sandblaster was running at the time.

Incident Summary

On April 19, 2018, a worker at H2O Steel Contractors, LLC in CADDO MILLS, TEXAS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by discharged object or substance, with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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