Environmental Safety & Health Consulting Service
Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — BELLE CHASSE, LOUISIANA
| Employer | Environmental Safety & Health Consulting Service | Report ID | 20221211008 |
| Address | 2516 Engineers Road | City, State ZIP | BELLE CHASSE, LOUISIANA 70037 |
| Event Date | December 20, 2022 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Multiple face locations |
| Event Type | Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire | Source of Injury | Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck |
| Industry (NAICS) | 541620 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.84000, -90.04000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was sitting in the driver's seat of his roll-off box truck when a garbage truck that was next to his truck began dumping at the landfill. A part of the other truck's hydraulic system ruptured and the pressure forced the hydraulic hose and a piece of conduit from the other truck to strike the employee's passenger door glass. The glass shattered and hydraulic oil entered the cab of the injured employee's truck striking his right side, face and eye.
Incident Summary
On December 20, 2022, a worker at Environmental Safety & Health Consulting Service in BELLE CHASSE, LOUISIANA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the multiple face locations. The incident was classified as explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire, with garbage, recycling, or refuse truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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