Incident date: 2025-01-27
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee was unclogging a pressure washer when their left hand was struck by the high-pressure water. The employee sustained lacerations and required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Pressurized water blast
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
code_body: title: Hand(s), finger(s)  unspecified
severity: moderate