Incident date: 2018-02-04
NAICS industry code: 238990

An employee was hydro-blasting a 2-inch line with a flex lance at approximately 18,000 psi. The tip inadvertently exited the pipe, striking him in the left arm. The contact resulted in a blunt force abrasion and a possible water injection. He was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Pressurized water-blast
code_nature: title: Abrasions, scratches
code_body: title: Arm(s), unspecified
severity: moderate