Young's Welding Inc
Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. — CHANUTE, KANSAS
| Employer | Young's Welding Inc | Report ID | 2023087312 |
| Address | 4115 S. Johnson Rd | City, State ZIP | CHANUTE, KANSAS 66720 |
| Event Date | August 11, 2023 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. | Body Part | Multiple face locations |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Source of Injury | Scaffolds-staging, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Sandblasters-powered | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 333999 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 37.64000, -95.46000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was preparing to sandblast a tank while standing on a scaffold. The employee put his hood over his head and realized that the breathing air was not turned on. As he took off the helmet and set it to the side, the sandblaster activated and started whipping through the air. He tried to catch the hose and was hit by the blast media, knocking him off the scaffold. He sustained a broken nose, laceration of the right eye, and had abrasive media injected into his right cheek.
Incident Summary
On August 11, 2023, a worker at Young's Welding Inc in CHANUTE, KANSAS suffered fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. to the multiple face locations. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with scaffolds-staging, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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