Environmental Products & Services of Vermont, Inc.
Struck by discharged object or substance - Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury - MEADVILLE, Pennsylvania
| Employer | Environmental Products & Services of Vermont, Inc. |
| Address | 15309 Baldwin St. Ext. |
| City, State ZIP | MEADVILLE, Pennsylvania 16335 |
| Report ID | 2019066521 |
| 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 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.68000, -80.16000 |
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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.
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