Incident date: 2019-08-15
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee sandblasting a pipeline. The sandblasting medium was not blowing well, so he approached the compressor; when the hose was disconnected, the machine sandblasted his left hand. He was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Source, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Abrasions, scratches
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate