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Environmental Products & Services of Vermont, Inc.

Struck by discharged object or substance — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — MEADVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Environmental Products & Services of Vermont, Inc. in MEADVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Environmental Products & Services of Vermont, Inc. Report ID 2019066521
Address 15309 Baldwin St. Ext. City, State ZIP MEADVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA 16335
Event Date June 28, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Toes(s), toenail(s)
Event Type Struck by discharged object or substance Source of Injury Pressurized water-blast
Secondary Source Power washers
Industry (NAICS) 541690 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.68000, -80.16000

Incident Narrative

Employees were cleaning and removing sludge from a pit. A vacuum truck was vacuuming the sludge out of the pit. An employee was using a pressure washer to help make the sludge more flowable. Another employee was holding the vacuum hose to evacuate the sludge when his foot became stuck in the sludge. The employee operating the pressure washer used it around the other employee's stuck foot in an attempt to free it. The water from the pressure washer penetrated through the top of the employee's boot, injuring the fourth toe of his left foot. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On June 28, 2019, a worker at Environmental Products & Services of Vermont, Inc. in MEADVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the toes(s), toenail(s). The incident was classified as struck by discharged object or substance, with pressurized water-blast identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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