Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-09-29	Orange	Tx	Sienna Shipyards	Thigh(s)	Fall on water vehicle
An employee was standing on a 12-foot portable ladder on top of a float while sandblasting the side of a barge. The employee lost his balance and fell approximately 6 to 7 feet to the float below. The employee sustained injuries to his left femur.
2021-09-27	Sulphur	La	Wastewater Specialties, LLC	Multiple body parts	Explosion or fire on water vehicle
Five workers of two employers (Wastewater Specialties, LLC and Westlake Chemical Lake Charles South) were hospitalized when a flash fire in a vessel occurred. Two employees were on an elevated platform welding a flange onto a 54-inch segment of process piping at the quench tower. Three other workers were engaged in a hydro blasting operation. Employee 1 suffered head trauma, lacerations, and burns. Employee 2 suffered a lower leg/ankle injury. The other workers sustained 2nd and 3rd degree burns
2021-09-14	Fisher	Il	N.A. Logan	Multiple body parts	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
On September 14, 2021, an employee was at the ground level of a tank performing "ground watch" for an articulating lift. Two employees were on the dome of a tank sandblasting. A sandblasting hose fell off the edge of the tank 100 feet above and struck the employee, who suffered a back laceration, a broken collarbone, and broken ribs. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-08-03	Yonges Island	Sc	Stevens Towing Co.,Inc.	Multiple body parts	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was water blasting when the water stream struck the employee in the left ribs, bicep, and wrist, resulting in water under the skin that required hospitalization and surgery.
2021-07-26	Decatur	Il	HTH Companies, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Struck by discharged object or substance
On July 26, 2021, an employee was hydroblasting using a 5,500 psi water blast gun with a 66-inch barrel. The barrel was run across the top of his left boot, lacerating the top of the foot. He was hospitalized, requiring cleaning and stitches for the wound.
2021-07-20	Auburndale	Fl	CD Staffing, Inc.	Shoulder(s) and back	Struck by object or equipment
A temporary employee was using a blasting pressure hose with chemicals in the pulp area when the hose hit their left side on the upper back and left armpit area causing a laceration.
2021-07-15	Norfolk	Va	International Marine & Industrial Applicator LLC	Arm(s)	Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
An employee was sandblasting the external hull of a battleship. The blasting hose lost pressure because the blasting hose was under the tire of an aerial lift. The employee lowered the lift and tried to free the hose when it ruptured, causing a laceration to the employee's right arm.
2021-06-21	Pocatello	Id	J. R. SIMPLOT COMPANY	Thigh(s)	Struck by discharged or flying object
An employee was operating a dump pedal during water blasting activities when a 3/16-inch flex lance connection failed, resulting in a puncture wound to the employee's right thigh.
2021-05-14	Kewanee	Il	GREAT DANE LTD. PARTNERSHIP	Lower leg(s)	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
On May 14, 2021, at approximately 8:30 a.m., an employee was performing sandblasting operations on the inside rear of a trailer. The trailer was secured to a fixture that allows the trailer to be rotated in order to access different parts of the trailer frame. The counterweight had not been added to the frame or fixture and when the employee began to rotate the trailer, the trailer swung down and collided with their left ankle. The employee was hospitalized for an acute displaced fracture of the
2021-04-21	Orange	Tx	Vecta Environmental Services - Louisiana Office	Upper and lower limb(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was inspecting a pipeline after hydroblasting. The employee was blasted with a sudden burst of high-pressure steam, suffering burns to the shoulders, hands, and knees.
2021-01-21	Berlin	Nh	Capone Iron Corporation Northwoods Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
The injured employee was assisting the blasting machine operator at the exit end of the machine. After a piece of steel exited the machine, the employee was brushing some blasting media back into the machine when his hand was crushed between the roller and the piece of steel, resulting in the amputation of a fingertip.
2020-10-13	Columbus	Oh	Forjak Industrial	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee had been media blasting for about an hour. Due to a clog, the employee lost control of the blasting nozzle. The employee's left hand slid in front of the blasting nozzle and the garnet sand used for media blasting went into the employee's hand. The employee was hospitalized and their left thumb required a skin graft.
2020-10-10	West Islip	Ny	Kiska Construction, Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall, slip, trip
An employee was sandblasting at a bridge when the nozzle and blast tip of the line unthreaded. The employee fell backward injuring his back and metallic grit (sandblasting material) caused an abrasion to his arm. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-09-29	Harrisburg	Pa	Precision Blasting, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Demolition or blasting explosion
A contractor employee sustained a possible amputation of the left leg below the knee during explosive blasting.
2020-09-14	Roxana	Il	JT Thorpe and Son Inc	Wrist(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was abrasive blasting structural steel when their air supply hood caught on something causing the employee to lose their balance. As the employee reached to regain their balance, the abrasive nozzle crossed their arm causing a laceration/abrasion injury to their wrist.
2020-08-21	Hearne	Tx	D E Rice Construction	Arm(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was sand blasting a tank and was struck in the right arm by the air and sand (125 psi) which penetrated and lacerated their arm.
2020-07-31	Pompano Beach	Florida	All Tank Services	Lower leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was on top of a condo, moving an 800-pound sandblasting machine on its two wheels. The pot tilted over and landed on his leg. He suffered a broken tibia and fibula and was hospitalized.
2020-06-10	Kittery	Maine	Portsmouth Naval Shipyard	Leg(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
While sandblasting, an employee lost his grip on the sand blasting nozzle. The nozzle recoiled back at the employee's leg and blast grit embedded into the skin on his leg. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-04-19	Duette	Florida	Southeastern Industrial Fabricators, LLC.	Eye(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was moving a sandblasting hose. It activated and sprayed sand in his eyes.
2020-04-09	Triadelphia	West Virgini	North Star Painting Company, Inc.	Pelvis	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was on a bridge, fixing containment for sandblasting. He fell from the edge to the ground 4-5 feet below and suffered a broken pelvis.
2020-03-25	Waurika	Oklahoma	Jomax Construction Company, Inc.	Face	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was sandblasting a pipe when the sandblasting machine discharged blasting medium at the employee, lacerating and burning the employee's face.
2020-03-18	Underwood	North Dakota	Swanson & Youngdale, Inc.	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was doing abrasive blasting from an 8-foot step ladder. He fell from the ladder and blasting medium was injected into his armpit. He was hospitalized.
2020-03-14	Youngstown	Ohio	P & L HEAT TREATING & GRINDING, INC	Fingertip(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was sandblasting a cap aluminum dye assembly. He stood the part up to turn it onto the other side. The part then tipped over and amputated his left middle fingertip.
2020-03-10	Theodore	Alabama	C&B Fabrication LLC	Upper arm(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was blasting a steel structure using black beauty/coal slag as the blast media. The employee lost control of the hose and blasting device and was struck in the upper right arm by the blast media sustaining a laceration and penetration of the skin.
2020-03-06	Saraland	Alabama	Allied Steel Corporation, Inc.	Multiple face locations	Struck by discharged object or substance
A temporary employee was using a sandblaster to prepare steel product for painting. The employee lost control of the sandblaster and sandblasting material struck the employee's face and eyes. The employee sustained abrasions to the left side of the face (cheek and forehead).
2020-02-28	Groton	Connecticut	ELECTRIC BOAT	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was shocked by an industrial vacuum cleaner while using it to vacuum blasting grit. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-01-08	Kittery	Maine	Portsmouth Naval Shipyard	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Overexertion in holding, carrying, or wielding
An employee suffered from dizziness, head pressure, fatigue, soreness, and chest pains while conducting abrasive blasting operations.
2019-09-03	Portsmouth	Virginia	Norfolk Naval Shipyard	Lower leg(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was water blasting onboard an aircraft carrier when the water lacerated her right calf.
2019-08-26	Hysham	Montana	SLETTEN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY	Foot (feet)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was sandblasting rebar so he could lay new concrete when he tripped on a piece of rebar and sandblasted his right foot.
2019-08-15	Mentone	Texas	Cornerstone Synergy	Hand(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee sandblasting a pipeline. The sandblasting medium was not blowing well, so he approached the compressor; when the hose was disconnected, the machine sandblasted his left hand. He was hospitalized.
2019-08-15	Plaquemine	Louisiana	Turner Specialty Services	Hand(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was hydroblasting the tubes in a spare condenser with a lance. As he moved the lance from one tube to the next, the lance engaged, jumped back, and lacerated the employee's right hand.
2019-07-19	Hockley	Texas	Strike, LLC	Forearm(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was using a sandblasting gun on a pipeline. The gun hit his right arm and the sandblast media caused an open wound on the forearm.
2019-06-24	Missoula	Montana	TrueNorth Steel	Trunk	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was sandblasting a steel bridge beam when he tripped on a beam behind him and fell with the sandblaster in hand. The sandblaster's deadman switch was tripped, but a residual amount of media made contact with and abraded the employee's torso area.
2019-06-06	Houston	Texas	Watson Grinding and Manufacturing Company	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was preparing a shaft weighing 831 lbs. for grit blasting. The saw horse legs kicked up; the shaft began to fall and the employee tried to catch it. The shaft struck the employee's abdomen and crushed it.
2019-06-05	Midland	Texas	Endeavor Energy Resources, LP	Nonclassifiable	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was sandblasting from a scaffold. The scaffold fell and the employee struck the ground, suffering broken vertebrae.
2019-05-29	Angleton	Texas	Thermal Polymer Systems	Leg(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was conducting abrasive blasting on a 2-inch wide support for a garden chair. The hose dropped and the blasting material struck the back of his right leg.
2019-05-15	Watford City	North Dakota	Wood Group USA, Inc.	Hand(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was using abrasive blasting equipment as part of the fabrication process for a steel tubular rack. The employee's left hand suffered an abrasion that required hospitalization after it was struck by the blasting media.
2019-05-07	Norfolk	Virginia	BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee had been sand blasting and removed a valve pipe plug when it became clogged. As the employee was removing material, air bled out of the system and caused the valve piston to shut and amputate the employee's left index fingertip.
2019-04-15	Kittery	Maine	Portsmouth Naval Shipyard	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle
An employee was conducting abrasive blasting inside a tank in a submarine. Blast media from the nozzle struck his chest and was embedded in the skin. He was hospitalized.
2019-04-09	Newport News	Virginia	Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingalls Incorporated	Thigh(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was abrasive blasting a metal platform with aluminum oxide. The abrasive medium struck the employee above the left knee, causing a severe laceration. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-04-03	Cordova	Illinois	W-S Industrial Services	Foot (feet)	Struck by discharged object or substance
On April 3, 2019, at about 9:10 a.m., a temporary employee was hydro-blasting inside a tanker trailer when he slipped backward. The hydro-lance crossed his left foot, causing lacerations that required hospitalization.
2019-03-07	Billings	Montana	Corval Group	Hip(s) and leg(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was sandblasting sheets on the ground. The sandblaster was low on media, and the employee released the trigger to refill it. The hose applied pressure to the employee's wrist, which twisted toward the employee's upper leg and hip. The sandblaster then shot media into the employee's midsection, causing a laceration between the hip and leg.
2019-02-19	Fargo	North Dakota	O'Day Tank & Steel LLC	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
On February 19, 2019, while sandblasting outside a tank, an employee tripped over the sandblaster hose and fell to the floor, suffering a broken left femur.
2019-02-09	Utica	Illinois	United States Army Corps of Engineers/ Lock & Dam	Knee(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
On February 9, 2019, an employee was operating an abrasive blasting tool when the pressurized media hit the employee in the knee. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.
2019-01-28	San Antonio	Texas	Travis Industries	Jaw, chin	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was standing near a sandblasting pot when the 2-inch air hose came uncoupled from the pot. Its four-lug couple struck him in the face, causing a fracture to his lower jaw, soft tissue damage to his face, and deep lacerations to his lower face. He was hospitalized.
2019-01-11	Sweeny	Texas	Acconda L.P.	Buttock(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was cleaning a pipe when a 14,000 psi hydro-blasting hose exited the pipe and struck his left buttocks area, causing a high-pressure puncture wound.
2018-09-26	Wichita	Kansas	Plant Maintenance Services	Wrist(s) and arm(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was hydroblasting a vertical line when the hose came out and the pressurized water blast lacerated the employee's right wrist and forearm.
2018-09-20	Anniston	Alabama	LEE BRASS, LLC	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a tumble blast machine and dumping the blasting media from the blast onto the conveyor belt. During the process, the employee's left hand came close to the lip of a pan that was contacting the conveyor belt. The glove on the employee's hand became caught between the lip of the pan and the conveyor belt. The rotation of the conveyor belt grabbed and pulled the glove between the pan and the conveyor belt, causing a deep laceration to the employee's left hand below the thu
2018-09-19	Midland	Texas	NOV Tuboscope Wellbore Technologies	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was changing out a belt on a blasting machine when his left ring fingertip was caught between the belt and pulley, causing an amputation.
2018-09-12	Beaumont	Texas	Primoris Field Services	Multiple trunk locations	Fall, slip, trip
An employee was performing abrasive blasting when a pipe made contact with his blasting hood and slid down his chest and waist area, knocking him to the ground. He suffered fractures on his spine and pelvic area.
2018-08-06	Montgomery	Alabama	Hirschfeld Industries Bridge LLC	Multiple face locations	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was blasting a girder outside when he stopped to refill his blasting pot. As he opened the door/lid, sand and debris released under pressure and struck his face and eyes. A blasting hood was not worn at the time of the incident.
2018-07-21	Norfolk	Virginia	Colonna's Shipyard, Inc.	Face	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was in a lift with a blasting hose that was tied to the lift basket so the employee could work at an elevated position. During this time, the hose was charged, activating the discharge of shot blast. This caused the hose to whip around violently while discharging grit. The blasting nozzle struck the employee's face and shot blast was embedded in his face.
2018-07-07	Fairfield	Ohio	Mohon Blasting and Coatings LLC	Hand(s) and wrist(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was sandblasting walls. As the employee reached to sand blast a spot, the ladder became unbalanced. The employee fell and the blast stream contacted his left hand and wrist causing abrasions requiring a skin graft and nerve damage.
2018-07-07	Richfield	Ohio	Preferred LLC	Multiple face locations	Struck by discharged object or substance
On July 7, 2018, employee was engaged in sand blasting operations when he began having issues with his pot. As he inspected the connections, the sand blasting nozzle activated and the blast media hit his face. He was hospitalized with foreign bodies embedded in the eyes and face.
2018-06-18	Dallas	Texas	Industrial Metal Specialties	Foot (feet)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was sandblasting a 3,000-pound metal injector body when it flipped and fell on his left foot.
2018-06-14	Montrose	Pennsylvania	Rockford Corporation	Thigh(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was sandblasting on a pipeline when the blasting hose became tangled. As he pulled on the hose to release it, he inadvertently hit the trigger of the blasting gun. Blasting media then hit his upper thigh, causing an abrasion/laceration.
2018-05-26	Robinsonville	Mississippi	Schulz Xtruded Products	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
An employee was cleaning around an internal diameter blasting machine before the end of his shift. The arm of the in-feed loading table had a steel pipe staged on it; the arm lowered, causing the pipe to roll into the employee and pin him between itself and another pipe. He sustained contusions around his midsection.
2018-05-25	Plaquemine	Louisiana	TURNER INDUSTRIES	Hand(s), except finger(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
At about 3:30 p.m. on May 25, 2018, an employee was in a cell renewal building, hydroblasting deposits from a cell body. A 4-foot section of hose connected to the blasting gun ruptured in the palm of their left hand, causing a laceration.
2018-05-11	Aberdeen	Mississippi	Hill Services Industrial & Environmental	Arm(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was hydro blasting a vertical pipe with a lancer to unclog the pipe. When the material that was clogging the pipe broke free, it knocked the lancer out of the pipe. The employee was then hit on the left arm by the lancer water pressure, suffering a laceration.
2018-05-09	Oshkosh	Wisconsin	Quality Paints & Coatings	Forearm(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was prepping a part for painting with an abrasive blaster when he lost control of the blaster and the blasting media contacted his left forearm. Sand was used as the abrasive media.
2018-05-05	Houston	Texas	Coating Industries, Inc.	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was performing blasting work from an 8-foot step ladder when either his foot or weight shifted, causing him to lose balance and fall to a lower level. He fractured his right leg and was hospitalized.
2018-04-19	Caddo Mills	Texas	H2O Steel Contractors, LLC	Arm(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was sandblasting when the hose became disconnected. As he attempted to fix the hose, his right arm was sandblasted. The sandblaster was running at the time.
2018-04-17	Fortson	Georgia	K.V.K. Contracting, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
An employee was climbing a portable ladder with sandblasting gear on when he tripped and fell to the floor, suffering fractures.
2018-04-16	Campbell	Ohio	MIK INDUSTRIAL LLC	Leg(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
While in the process of sandblasting, an employee lost control of the hose and sandblasted his leg. He was hospitalized with severe abrasions and raspberry burns to his leg.
2018-04-15	Tonawanda	New York	Energy Resource Group	Leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was using a cart to push a turbine diaphragm out of a temporary sandblasting tent when the wheels encountered sandblasting grit on the floor, which stopped the progress of the cart. When the cart stopped, the weight shifted, causing it to tip over and the diaphragm to fall on the employee’s right leg, breaking it.
2018-04-09	Brooklyn	New York	Jen-Mar Electric Service Corp.	Leg(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee had been using a pressure blasting gun. As the employee was moving an aerial, the pressure gun abruptly started and the water blast hit his leg, causing a laceration.
2018-03-13	Mount Orab	Ohio	PJ TRAILERS MANUFACTURING, INC.	Ankle(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was moving a trailer from the blasting area to the paint shop using a hook attached to a trolley. The hook disengaged from the trailer, allowing it to fall on and break the employee's right ankle. The employee was hospitalized.
2018-02-27	Kansas City	Kansas	Forjak Industrial, Inc	Leg(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was dry blasting garnet media from a step ladder. As he went to step down a rung, he stepped on the hose, angled the blasting gun down toward his leg, and blasted his thigh. He suffered a right leg media intrusion and required hospitalization.
2018-02-06	Saint Martinville	Louisiana	McGuireIron, Inc	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was sand blasting on the outside wall of a water tower when he lost his balance and fell at an angle. He hit the ground, breaking one rib and puncturing a lung.
2018-02-04	Baytown	Texas	Veolia Industrial Services, Inc.	Arm(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was hydro-blasting a 2-inch line with a flex lance at approximately 18,000 psi. The tip inadvertently exited the pipe, striking him in the left arm. The contact resulted in a blunt force abrasion and a possible water injection. He was hospitalized.
2017-10-14	Rochester	New York	National Vacuum Environmental Services Corp	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was pressure-washing slag through a 3-inch port at the bottom section of a boiler. While blasting the slag, the employee lost his balance and released his grip on the pressure-washing lance. He slipped and fell backwards into a wingnut protruding from a hatch on the boiler and lacerated his right thigh.
2017-09-21	Staten Island	New York	UNION MAINTENANCE CORPORATION	Multiple face locations	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was attempting to disconnect a pressurized air hose when blasting grit struck the employee's left eye and face. PPE was not worn at the time.
2017-08-23	Longview	Texas	HydroChem LLC	Lower leg(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was hydro-blasting a column when the pressure end of the nozzle contacted and lacerated the employee's lower leg.
2017-08-07	Springfield	Missouri	RP COATINGS, INC.	Upper arm(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was sandblasting steel above his head. While he was adjusting his hand position on the nozzle, it slipped out of his hand. When he tried to catch the nozzle, it blasted his arm above the elbow, lacerating his arm and a vein.
2017-08-05	Riverview	Florida	Taylor's Industrial Coatings, Inc.	Thigh(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was grit blasting the exterior of a sulfur tank when he lost his grip on the blast nozzle. The hose swung freely, and the blast media was injected into his upper thigh.
2017-08-01	Trainer	Pennsylvania	Service Painting, Inc.	Thigh(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was conducting sandblasting operations and was struck by the sandblaster spray. His leg was injured above the knee and required hospitalization.
2017-07-31	Superior	Wisconsin	C&L CONTRACTING, INC.	Lower leg(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was starting the main compressor and checking it to see if it was operating correctly. The main airline supply hose, which comes from the air dryer to the sandblasting pot, came off and struck the employee in the lower right leg, resulting in a fractured tibia and fibula.
2017-07-29	Houston	Texas	Supreme Plant Services, Inc.	Thigh(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was standing outside a storage tank while water blasting operations were being conducted inside. The employee's upper legs were cut by water coming out of the manway from a water blaster being used to blast asphalt inside the storage tank.
2017-07-24	Plant City	Florida	Mosaic	Nonclassifiable	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was water blasting when the wand broke and he received lacerations.
2017-07-19	Beaver	Pennsylvania	Eagle Industrial Painting, LLC.	Leg(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was abrasive blasting structural steel on a bridge rehabilitation project when he stopped to inspect his work. The nozzle was still on and the abrasive blasting material struck his left leg.
2017-07-11	Opheim	Montana	MAGUIRE IRON, INC.	Thigh(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was sandblasting an iron tower when the employee dropped or lost control of the sandblaster and the grit blast material penetrated the employee's upper leg. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.
2017-07-01	West Union	West Virgini	Precision Pipeline, LLC	Arm(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
While sandblasting a pipeline, an employee stepped on the sandblaster's air hose. The nozzle then swung toward the employee, and sandblast media was injected into his arm.
2017-06-30	Sturgeon Bay	Wisconsin	Fincantieri Marine Group LLC	Multiple body parts	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was repairing an abrasive blasting pressure pot. The employee turned off the blasting machine before leaving the area to get a different tool. While the employee was away, a coworker turned the machine back on. When the employee returned to continue work, the coworker triggered the system, striking the employee with pressurized blast media. The employee suffered a serious abrasion and punctures to the face, neck, torso, arms, and leg, requiring hospitalization. The machine was not lo
2017-06-17	Burlington	Wisconsin	American Bin & Conveyor LLC	Fingertip(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was helping to move blasting pots when a pot fell on the employee's left hand, amputating fingertips.
2017-05-18	Pensacola	Florida	Mansfield Industrial, Inc.	Thigh(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee took a break from abrasive blasting and laid the abrasive blast nozzle on the ground. When he returned to the work area, he stepped on the blast control nozzle and suffered abrasions to the left thigh from the abrasive blast media.
2017-05-15	Cove	Texas	First Call Field Services Corp	Arm(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was helping to sandblast an underground pipe with a hose and sandblasting wand when the wand pointed at his arm and released sandblasting material under high pressure. He suffered a serious arm abrasion.
2017-05-03	Houston	Texas	HMT Pasadena Tank Corporation	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was blasting a girder for a petroleum tank that was stationed on a trailer in a blasting booth. He slipped on grit that was on the surface of the girder and fell about 40 inches to the ground on his left side, breaking ribs and injuring his internal organs. He was hospitalized.
2017-04-04	Tulsa	Oklahoma	Holly Refining & Marketing	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was turning a valve when he slipped and fell into an uncovered hole containing storm water that had become very hot due to steam lines that ran through the area on a wash pad near hydro blasting activities. The hot water burned the right side of his body.
2017-03-16	Lima	Ohio	GENERAL DYNAMICS LAND SYSTEMS	Upper arm(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was shot blasting the inside of a turret. The employee lost their balance and sustained a laceration to the upper arm from the shot blast tool.
2017-03-10	Miami Gardens	Florida	SOUTHERN ROAD & BRIDGE, LLC	Multiple upper extremities locations	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was hospitalized after his left arm was caught inside the hose of a high pressure vacuum while the employee was collecting abrasive blasting debris on a bridge. The employee suffered from severe swelling and inflammation of his left arm, from the upper biceps to the hand while cleaning the hose of the high pressure vacuum.
2017-02-22	Collinsville	Oklahoma	VICTORY ENERGY OPERATIONS LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was assisting in moving a sand blasting unit. The unit's hopper fell from the unit onto the employee's left hand amputating the ring finger.
2017-01-19	Houston	Texas	Integrated Global Services	Arm(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee lost his grip on a sandblasting hose. The abrasive then struck and became embedded in his arm. He was hospitalized for surgery.
2017-01-01	Port Arthur	Texas	Performance Blasting & Coatings, L.P.	Lower leg(s)	Fall, slip, trip
An employee was blasting angles inside the cargo tank on the upper level of a scaffold. A 6-inch pipe approximately 24 inches above the scaffold deck was running horizontally behind him. During the process, he stepped backwards, lost his balance and fell backwards over the pipe as pressure remained on the hose. His legs went in the air during the fall the blaster blasted his right leg below the knee. The employee suffered a deep laceration and injection injury to his lower right leg.
2016-10-20	Mount Pleasant	Wisconsin	Surf-Prep Inc.	Hand(s)	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was connecting a temporary 480 Volt AC electrical pigtail cord into an electrical box. This pigtail would supply the plug connection for the 480 Volt AC cord for the floor shot blasting machine. An arc flash occurred burning the employees hands and requiring hospitalization.
2016-10-13	Tampa	Florida	Tampa Steel Erecting Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was checking the alignment on a blasting machine while it was locked out. The injured employee reached into the machine to check clearance when another employee rotated the wheel by hand. The injured employee suffered the amputation of 3/16 of the index finger.
2016-09-24	Gadsden	Alabama	UHP Projects, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was underneath the trailer tongue frame of a portable abrasive blasting unit, attempting to straighten a bent pin in the jack stand with a crowbar. As he pried on the pin with the crow bar, the jack fell, pinning him beneath the trailer tongue frame. He punctured his lung and broke five ribs, his sternum, and his left shoulder blade, requiring hospitalization.
2016-09-24	Hermitage	Pennsylvania	Miller Industries, Inc.	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was walking with a paint booth blasting gun in his hand and tripped over the hose. The blasting gun caused a deep laceration to the employee's left thigh.
2016-09-12	Norfolk	Virginia	Marcom Services LLC	Upper and lower limb(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was abrasive blasting inside a ship tank when electrical power to the dry dock was lost momentarily on two occasions, causing the pressure hose to stop. When the electrical power was regained, the employee lost control of the nozzle and the abrasive grit struck/lacerated the employee's left wrist, left thigh, and left bicep. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.
2016-08-06	Fort A P Hill	Virginia	Blastco Texas, Inc	Hand(s), except finger(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was holding the top of a small manway cover and abrasive blasting the handle. The force of the blast media hitting the cover caused the cover to twist in the employee's hand, which caused his left hand to move into the blasting media stream. The blast media penetrated the back of his glove and abraded the back of his hand.
2016-06-01	Wheeling	West Virgini	Mole Master Services Corporation	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
While soda blasting a wall covered in tobacco fines, an employee experienced nausea and trouble breathing. He was hospitalized with tobacco/nicotine poisoning.