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United States Army Corps of Engineers/ Lock & Dam

Struck by discharged object or substance — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — UTICA, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at United States Army Corps of Engineers/ Lock & Dam in UTICA, ILLINOIS
Employer United States Army Corps of Engineers/ Lock & Dam Report ID 2019021477
Address 000 City, State ZIP UTICA, ILLINOIS 61373
Event Date February 9, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Knee(s)
Event Type Struck by discharged object or substance Source of Injury Source, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Surfacing handtools-powered, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 928110 Inspection # 1387003
GPS Coordinates 41.35000, -89.01000

Incident Narrative

On February 9, 2019, an employee was operating an abrasive blasting tool when the pressurized media hit the employee in the knee. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.

Incident Summary

On February 9, 2019, a worker at United States Army Corps of Engineers/ Lock & Dam in UTICA, ILLINOIS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the knee(s). The incident was classified as struck by discharged object or substance, with source, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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