Incident date: 2020-03-10
NAICS industry code: 332312

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.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Chips, particles, splinters, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Upper arm(s)
severity: moderate