Incident date: 2018-03-22
NAICS industry code: 237110

An employee was adjusting the tip on his pressure washer with his right hand when he accidentally hit the trigger with his opposite hand, shooting a stream of high-pressure water into his right hand. He suffered a laceration to his right hand and was hospitalized for an embolism.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Pressurized water-blast
code_nature: title: Embolism, air or fat
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate