Incident date: 2020-05-11
NAICS industry code: 237990

An employee was preparing to fill a truck up with water at a water station. The truck had a 3-inch cam lock and when the employee attempted to make a connection, the hose popped off, striking the employee in the face with approximately 700 PSI. The employee sustained a concussion, broken nose, and facial lacerations, requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Hoses
code_nature: title: Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions
code_body: title: Multiple head locations
severity: moderate