Incident date: 2024-09-14
NAICS industry code: 336611

An employee was utilizing an aerial lift to abrasive-blast the external hull on the forward port side of a vessel. The employee's plastic boot covering got snagged on the lift floor and the employee fell while holding the hose, resulting in a laceration to their upper left bicep.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Chips, particles, splinters  unspecified
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
code_body: title: Upper arm(s)
severity: moderate