Incident date: 2023-06-09
NAICS industry code: 562998

An employee was cleaning out a mobile tank unit with a pressure washer. The washer's hose failed, causing air and water at high pressure to puncture the employee's hand. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Pressurized water-blast
code_nature: title: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate