Incident date: 2018-06-18
NAICS industry code: 562998

An employee was lancing heater tubes with pressurized water equipment. When he pulled the lance out, the pressurized water struck his left bicep and chest, resulting in abrasions and hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Pressurized water-blast
code_nature: title: Abrasions, scratches
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate