Fabcon Precast, LLC

Struck by discharged object or substance - Cuts, lacerations - NANTICOKE, Pennsylvania

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Fabcon Precast, LLC in NANTICOKE, Pennsylvania
Employer Fabcon Precast, LLC
Address Kosciuszko Street & College Drive
City, State ZIP NANTICOKE, Pennsylvania 18634
Report ID 2021064722
Event Date June 10, 2021
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations
Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Struck by discharged object or substance
Source of Injury Pressurized water-blast
Secondary Source Power washers
Industry (NAICS) 238120
GPS Coordinates 39.65000, -76.37000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning a spray paint hopper bucket with a pressure washer. The employee reached down to adjust the position of the bucket with his left hand when his left index finger contacted the water from the pressure washer, resulting in a laceration that required hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On June 10, 2021, a worker at Fabcon Precast, LLC in NANTICOKE, Pennsylvania suffered cuts, lacerations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. 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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