Incident date: 2016-05-24
NAICS industry code: 928110

An employee was helping to troubleshoot hydro-blast equipment. The hydro-blast operator lost control of the equipment and hit the employee with high-pressure water. He sustained lacerations to his hand and abdomen, as well as an abdomen injury that required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Pressurized water-blast
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate