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Waste Management of PA, Inc.

Struck by discharged object or substance — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds — ROARING BRANCH, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Waste Management of PA, Inc. in ROARING BRANCH, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Waste Management of PA, Inc. Report ID 2022108890
Address 1940 Ogdensburg Road City, State ZIP ROARING BRANCH, PENNSYLVANIA 17765
Event Date October 10, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds Body Part Foot (feet), unspecified
Event Type Struck by discharged object or substance Source of Injury Pressurized water-blast
Secondary Source Power washers
Industry (NAICS) 562111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.62000, -77.00000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a 2500-psi to 3500-psi pressure washer to clean mud and sand out of a frac tank. The water sprayed the top of his shoe and punctured the shoe. The employee sustained the injection wound on their foot and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On October 10, 2022, a worker at Waste Management of PA, Inc. in ROARING BRANCH, PENNSYLVANIA suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the foot (feet), 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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