Incident date: 2018-06-14
NAICS industry code: 237120

An employee was sandblasting on a pipeline when the blasting hose became tangled. As he pulled on the hose to release it, he inadvertently hit the trigger of the blasting gun. Blasting media then hit his upper thigh, causing an abrasion/laceration.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Source, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Cuts and abrasions or bruises
code_body: title: Thigh(s)
severity: moderate