Incident date: 2023-06-27
NAICS industry code: 562211

An employee was inside of a permanent filter media pod hydroblasting the filter media with an 8,000 psi wand. The employee lost their balance and the water from the wand made contact with their foot, resulting in a puncture wound.

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: Foot (feet), unspecified
severity: moderate