Incident date: 2025-08-29
NAICS industry code: 722513

An employee was pressure washing outside with a 3400-psi pressure washer when the pressurized water spray cut through his right shoe and lacerated his middle toe. The employee's toe became swollen. He was hospitalized for possible infection and underwent surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Pressurized water blast
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
code_body: title: Toes(s), toenail(s)
severity: moderate