Incident date: 2023-03-03
NAICS industry code: 238320

An employee was operating a high-pressure paint pump, applying wall sealer to a cement wall in a basin at a sewer plant. While unplugging the spray gun, it injected the wall sealer chemical into his left hand. The employee required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Tars, sealants, caulking, insulation, unspecified
code_nature: title: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate