Incident date: 2020-12-07
NAICS industry code: 331313

An employee was using a 2,500-psi pressure washer. Water from the washer severely lacerated the employee's hand. The employee was hospitalized, requiring 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: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate