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Pilot Company

Struck by discharged object or substance — Cuts, lacerations — SAYRE, OKLAHOMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Pilot Company in SAYRE, OKLAHOMA
Employer Pilot Company Report ID 2020054673
Address 2400 S 4th Street City, State ZIP SAYRE, OKLAHOMA 73662
Event Date May 20, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations Body Part Knee(s) and leg(s)
Event Type Struck by discharged object or substance Source of Injury Pressurized water-blast
Secondary Source Power washers
Industry (NAICS) 454319 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 35.30000, -99.63000

Incident Narrative

An employee was power-washing a concrete drive. Water from the high-pressure power washer tore through his clothes and cut deeply into the skin, muscle, and ligaments of his leg and knee. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On May 20, 2020, a worker at Pilot Company in SAYRE, OKLAHOMA suffered cuts, lacerations to the knee(s) and leg(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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