Incident date: 2018-10-03
NAICS industry code: 811111

An employee was performing a compression test on a diesel engine. All of the injectors were removed since several of them were broken. A rag was held over an open cylinder to prevent debris and fuel from exiting. When the engine started, air pressure exited the cylinder and caused a puncture wound through the palm of the employee's left hand.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Pressurized air-blast
code_nature: title: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate