Incident date: 2018-01-17
NAICS industry code: 493130

An employee was changing valves on tanks from PVC to stainless steel. The employee was using an air hose to flush a line that was plugged with ice from condensate when the pressurized air hose released and began whipping around. Ice and liquid sprayed out and struck the employee's eyes, requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Ice, sleet, snow
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Eye(s)
severity: moderate