OSHA investigators arrived in Marion, IL on Thursday, November 9th 2017 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at City Of Marion - Waste Water Treatment Plant which had occured on Tuesday, November 7th 2017. A 30 year old Water had been injured when the employee was injured when struck by pressurized line
Accident Date2017-11-07
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 1:15 p.m. on November 7, 2017, an employee was monitoring a guzzler line of a rail machine that was being used inside a sewer pipe. During work, the guzzler line became compromised and an unidentified object created a cut in the hose. While the line was in the sewer pipe, the pressure was equalized. However, when the guzzler line was removed, it became unstable and struck the employee at a high rate of speed. The employee sustained five fractured ribs and a dislocated right shoulder, which he was hospitalized and received treatment.